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Villalobos Juan Pablo
Invasion Of The Spirit People
Invasion Of The Spirit People
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Description: Juan Pablo Villalobos's fifth novel adopts a gentle fable - like tone approaching the problem of racism from the perspective that any position as idiotic as xenophobia can only be fought with sheer absurdity. In an unnamed city colonised by an unnamed world power an immigrant named Gast n makes his living selling exotic vegetables to eateries around the city. He has a dog called Kitten who's been diagnosed with terminal cancer and a good friend called Max who's in a deep depression after being forced to close his restaurant. Meanwhile Max's son Pol a scientist away on a scientific expedition into the Arctic can offer little support. Gast n begins a quest or rather three: he must search for someone to put his dog to sleep humanely; he must find a space in which to open a new restaurant with Max; and he must look into the truth behind the news being sent back by Pol: that human life may be the by - product of an ancient alien attempt at colonisation and those aliens might intend to make a return visit.
Title: Invasion Of The Spirit People
Author(s): Villalobos Juan Pablo
Publisher: And Other Stories
Barcode: 9781913505363
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2022
Category: Migration, Immigration & Emigration
Description: Juan Pablo Villalobos's fifth novel adopts a gentle fable - like tone approaching the problem of racism from the perspective that any position as idiotic as xenophobia can only be fought with sheer absurdity. In an unnamed city colonised by an unnamed world power an immigrant named Gast n makes his living selling exotic vegetables to eateries around the city. He has a dog called Kitten who's been diagnosed with terminal cancer and a good friend called Max who's in a deep depression after being forced to close his restaurant. Meanwhile Max's son Pol a scientist away on a scientific expedition into the Arctic can offer little support. Gast n begins a quest or rather three: he must search for someone to put his dog to sleep humanely; he must find a space in which to open a new restaurant with Max; and he must look into the truth behind the news being sent back by Pol: that human life may be the by - product of an ancient alien attempt at colonisation and those aliens might intend to make a return visit.
Title: Invasion Of The Spirit People
Author(s): Villalobos Juan Pablo
Publisher: And Other Stories
Barcode: 9781913505363
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 7/12/2022
Category: Migration, Immigration & Emigration