The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories

Jared Shurin author Mahvesh Murad author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Profile Books Ltd

Published:9th Mar '17

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* SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO, LOCUS AND SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS * 'Exquisite and audacious' - THE NEW YORK TIMES 'A rich and illuminating cultural experience' - THE WASHINGTON POST 'Seriously creepy, achingly lovely, heartbreaking and hopeful' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'A sparkling array of talent and imagination' - SFX AN ENTHRALLING COLLECTION OF NEW AND CLASSIC TALES OF THE FEARSOME DJINN, FROM BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AND BREAKTHROUGH INTERNATIONAL WRITERS Imagine a world filled with fierce, fiery beings, hiding in our shadows, in our dreams, under our skins. Eavesdropping and exploring; tormenting us, saving our souls. They are monsters, saviours, victims, childhood friends. And they are everywhere. On street corners, behind the wheel of a taxi, in the chorus, between the pages of books. Every language has a word for them. Every culture knows their traditions. Every religion, every history has them hiding in their dark places. There is no part of the world that does not know them. They are the djinn. With stories from Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine Faris King, Claire North, E. J. Swift, Hermes (trans. Robin Moger), Jamal Mahjoub, James Smythe, Neon Yang, Kamila Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, K. J. Parker, Kuzhali Manickavel, Maria Dahvana Headley, Monica Byrne, Saad Hossain, Sami Shah, Sophia Al-Maria and Usman Malik.

Exquisite and audacious, and highly recommended * The New York Times *
Opens quietly with an intense, thrumming poem from Egyptian poet Hermes, and then ignites like the creature it profiles... a rich and illuminating cultural experience * The Washington Post *
Seriously creepy... achingly lovely... heartbreaking and hopeful * Publishers Weekly *
I really enjoyed this anthology. It is - here's that word again - gorgeous. Its thematic coherence adds an extra element: not just the individual stories, but their arrangement, have something to say * Reactor *
A sparkling array of talent and imagination * SFX *
Not only an anthology of short stories, but of real narratives... Will let readers enter a world that they have no idea about * New York Journal of Books *
A captivating collection of short stories.... spellbinding and riveting * The Herald *
A vivid and affecting collection of stories * Pop Verse *
The comparatist in me is delighted at this anthology's implications for my academic field; the reader in me is just plain delighted * Dawn *
Not about djinn so much as it is about love, about longing, reaching out to connect, to grant a wish or have a wish granted, and to face the consequences of either * Strange Horizons *
A range of terrific stories in a variety of styles, all of them effective... Fall in love with djinn! Read this book * Geek Syndicate *
The sheer variety of interpretation is what makes this a superior collection, as well as, of course, the superior writing * BookRiot *
Impressive creative range and winking, biting sense of humour... pure magic * Bookwitty *
Pick it up, rub it and make a wish * The Book Eaters *
A treasure chest of literally wonderful and marvellous stories, with a kind of richness that fantasy only rarely achieves -- Tim Powers, author of ON STRANGER TIDES
Vivid, enthralling and endlessly varied. A wonderful collection -- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
A superb collection of superior stories by some of my favourite writers. This is the must-have anthology of the year -- Lavie Tidhar, author of CENTRAL STATION
A stunning anthology of multicultural perspectives on the various lives and natures of the creatures known alternately as Djinn, Jinn, or Genies... Every story in this anthology is pretty much perfect * Ganzeer *
An original take on the subject and beautifully written * Good Times *
A showcase of authorial skill - delicious prose and well-crafted narratives bending themselves around their chosen theme * Speculative Herald *

ISBN: 9781781084168

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