{"product_id":"womb-city-isbn-9781645661016","title":"Womb City","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis genre-bending Africanfuturist horror novel blends \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale \u003c\/i\u003ewith \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e in an adrenaline-packed, cyberpunk body-hopping ghost story exploring motherhood, memory, and a woman’s right to her own body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNelah seems to have it all: fame, wealth, and a long-awaited daughter growing in a government lab. But, trapped in a loveless marriage to a policeman who uses a microchip to monitor her every move, Nelah’s perfect life is precarious. After a drug-fueled evening culminates in an eerie car accident, Nelah commits a desperate crime and buries the body, daring to hope that she can keep one last secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe truth claws its way into Nelah’s life from the grave. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the ghost of her victim viciously hunts down the people Nelah holds dear, she is thrust into a race against the clock: in order to save any of her remaining loved ones, Nelah must unravel the political conspiracy her victim was on the verge of exposing—or risk losing everyone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in a cruel futuristic surveillance state where bodies are a government-issued resource, this harrowing story is a twisty, nail-biting commentary on power, monstrosity, and bodily autonomy. In sickeningly evocative prose, \u003ci\u003eWomb City \u003c\/i\u003einterrogates how patriarchy pits women against each other as unwitting collaborators in their own oppression. In this devastatingly timely debut novel, acclaimed short fiction writer Tlotlo Tsamaase brings a searing intelligence and Botswana’s cultural sensibility to the question: just how far must a woman go to bring the whole system crashing down?\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for WOMB CITY by Tlotlo Tsamaase\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fearless novel that probes ideas of surveillance, misogyny and class. . . . Tsamaase brilliantly tackles ideas of motherhood and autonomy. The author seamlessly blends a body-hopping ghost story about revenge with a narrative about the importance of memory. It’s such an original first novel, and I’ll be reading whatever comes next.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘“The body horror and sci-fi elements work together beautifully, melding into a thrilling and thought-provoking page-turner. Tsamaase is a writer to watch.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Captivating and valiant. . . . With both chilling precision and anguished passion, \u003ci\u003eWomb City\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a toxic future of cyber-reincarnation and authoritarian omniscience.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Foreword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED REVIEW \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This Afrofuturist novel’s twisty plot has a lot to say about inequality — and complicity.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Womb City\u003c\/i\u003e pulsates with this gender-expansive feminist rage, propelling a narrative at breakneck speed—sometimes literally, for the characters—that leaves no one exempt from misogyny’s horrifying control.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Los Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This Africanfuturist horror novel brings cyberpunk vibes, dystopian vibes, and ghost stories together for a great and unique read.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Book Riot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomb City\u003c\/i\u003e is an Afrofuturist, cyberpunk, feminist, horror thrill ride and if that isn't enough... I can't help you.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Book Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Enjoyably terrifying.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —New Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Womb City\u003c\/i\u003e is an introspective Africanfuturist horror for readers who love stories that take a swing at reductive views on gender and crime without hiding the awfulness those issues bring up.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Lightspeed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A piercing critique of patriarchal power . . .\u003ci\u003eWomb City\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping read for anyone interested in bringing down systems of oppression.”\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Ancillary Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fierce, furious, and fearless debut that has its finger on the pulse—no, the gushing wound—of our world's most invasive cruelties.” \u003cb\u003e—Daniel Kraus\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This beautifully written work haunts and upends expectations with its resurrected ghosts and gods and ancestors of Motswana cosmology. What an accomplished debut!” \u003cb\u003e—T. L. Huchu\u003c\/b\u003e, Caine Prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Library of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTlotlo Tsamaase\u003c\/b\u003e (pronounced “toe-toe SA-mah-AYE-say”) is a Nommo Award-winning Motswana author. Longlisted for the British Science Fiction Award, her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eWomb City, \u003c\/i\u003eis an Ignyte, Nommo, and Locus Award finalist. Her novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Wilting Skin \u003c\/i\u003eis a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and her short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, \u003ci\u003eAfrica Risen, New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5,\u003c\/i\u003e and other venues. She received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Originally from Botswana, she now lives in Nebraska and can be found online at tlotlotsamaase.com.","brand":"Erewhon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233864134885,"sku":"NP9781645661016","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781645661016_e5e83869-1270-412d-aeea-8a1d3ef8a901.jpg?v=1767744473","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/womb-city-isbn-9781645661016","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}