The melancholy of mechagirl : stories and poems

Science fiction and fantasy stories about Japan by the multiple-award winning author and New York Times best seller Catherynne M. Valente. A collection of some of Catherynne Valente's most admired stories, including the Hugo Award-nominated novella "Silently and Very Fast" and the Locus Award finalist "13 Ways of Looking at Space/Time," with a brand-new long story to anchor the collection. Contents: The Melancholy of Mechagirl (2011) poem Ink, Water, Milk (2013) Fifteen Panels Depicting the Sadness of the Baku and the Jotai (2010) Ghosts of Gunkanjima (2005) Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time (2010) One Breath, One Stroke (2012) Story No. 6 (2013) Fade to White (2012) The Emperor of Tsukayama Park (2005) poem Killswitch (2007) Memoirs of a Girl Who Failed to Be Born from a Peach (2005) poem The Girl with Two Skins (2008) poem Silently and Very Fast (2011) A Woman Who Dreams Of Machines. A Paper Lantern That Falls In Love. The Most Compelling Video Game You’ve Never Played And That Nobody Can Ever Play Twice. This Collection Of Catherynne M. Valente’s Stories And Poems With Japanese Themes Includes The Lauded Novella “silently And Very Fast,” The Award-nominated “thirteen Ways Of Looking At Space/time,” And “ghosts Of Gunkanjima”—which Originally Appeared In A Book Smaller Than Your Palm, Published In A Limited Edition Of Twenty-four. Also Included Are Two New Stories: The Semiautobiographical, Metafictional, And Utterly Magical “ink, Water, Milk” And The Cinematic, Demon-haunted “story No. 6.” -- Viz Media A woman who dreams of machines. A paper lantern that falls in love. The most compelling video game you've never played and that nobody can ever play twice. This collection of Catherynne M. Valente's stories and poems with Japanese themes includes the lauded novella "Silently and Very Fast," the award-nominated "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time," and "Ghosts of Gunkanjima"—which originally appeared in a book smaller than your palm, published in a limited edition of twenty-four.Also included are two new stories: the semiautobiographical, metafictional, and utterly magical "Ink, Water, Milk" and the cinematic, demon-haunted "Story No. 6." Rated: T "This is Catherynne M. Valente's collection of ... stories and poems with a connection to Japan"--Introduction p. 7. "This is Catherynne M. Valente's collection of the stories and poems with a connection to Japn"--Introduction p. 7 The first non-Japanese novel in the Haikasoru imprint, from the award-winning author Catherynne Valente.