In frank, open, haunting writing, she stresses how the body becomes a projection of the way women have been viewed- and are still viewed- in our societies. This proved to be a very special, extreme adventure.Machado writes with bravery, clarity and confidence, centering her stories on sexuality and beauty from the perspective of women who do not follow the flow or adjust to society’s demands and conformities. Naturally, this being a short story collection falling into Literary Fiction, Magical Realism and Gender Studies, finding itself in my hands was unavoidable. From the enticing cover to the cryptic tale. ‘’What magical thing could you want so badly they take you away from the known world for wanting it?’’This book is one of those cases when you feel someone calling your name. In these highly original tales, Her Body and Other Parties moves from extremes, from sentiment to violence, and enlarges the boundaries of contemporary fiction. Her Body and Other Parties was a Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, won the Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year for Fiction in 2017 and was a PEN/Robert Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Finalist in 2018.
Machado studied at the prestigious University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. A woman's surgery-induced weight loss leads to an unwanted houseguest. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery in the store's prom dresses. A woman tells of her sexual encounters during a plague. A wife refuses her husband's pleas to remove a green ribbon from her neck.
In this her debut book, Machado weaves short stories that trace the realities of women's lives and the violence inflicted upon their bodies. In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado breaks down the borders between realism and science fiction and between comedy and horror.
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