<![CDATA[Salmonella Men on Planet Porno: Stories]]>

false <![CDATA[Salmonella Men on Planet Porno: Stories]]> 3284102 4 This collection of marvelously off-kilter short stories – the American debut of acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui – portrays the consequences of a world where the fantastic and the mundane collide and throw the lives of ordinary men and women into disarray. In “The Dabba Dabba Tree” Tsutsui describes the hilarious side effects of a small conical tree that, when placed at the foot of one’s bed, creates erotic dreams that metamorphose into communal farce. In “Commuter Army”–a sly commentary on the ludicrousness of war–a weapons supplier whose rifles cease functioning after just one shot becomes an unwilling conscript in a war zone. “The World is Tilting” imagines a floating city that slowly begins to sink on one side, causing its citizens to reorient their daily lives to preserve a semblance of normality. In “Rumors About Me”, an ordinary office worker finds himself the subject of intense media scrutiny, his every action documented in the tabloids. And in the title story, we learn just how obscenely absurd the environment on Planet Porno can seem to a group of hapless research scientists. With a sharp eye towards the insanities of contemporary life, Yasutaka Tsutsui crafts in Salmonella Men on Planet Porno an irresistible mix of imagination, satiric fantasy, and truly madcap hilarity. 3320430 2006 Salmonella Men on Planet Porno: Stories total:62|5:8|4:21|3:21|2:10|1:2| 62 209 166 27 2 1 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 00:11:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 20:38:09 -0800 2008 deeply loathed others. “The Very Edge of Happiness,” for example, is a brilliant and chilling piece of social commentary; “The World Is Tilting,” however, is one of the most misogynistic pieces of crap I’ve...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:55:48 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 13:02:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 00:00:24 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 00:05:28 -0800 2008 1 BoingBoing, this book has one of the best covers of 2008, with photographic collages front and back designed...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:47:06 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 07:19:11 -0800 2008
"Hombres salmonela en el planeta porno" está conformada por 6 relatos excéntricos, bizarros e hilarantes.

Tsutsui es la mejor prueba de que en el mundo literario la ficción y la realidad no se diferencian.

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“La imaginación de Yasutaka Tsutsui fabrica historias fantásticas tan retorcidas y satíricas que la ciencia ficci...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 07:23:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:15:26 -0700 2009 Tsutsui is certainly very creative and has a unique ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:51:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:21:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:51:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:20:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 20 10:11:42 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 10:14:10 -0800 2008
However, the characters deserve what they get and it's fun to watch them get it.]]> 1 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 02:29:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 02:58:07 -0700 2009 Rumours about Me ***oo
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The Wor...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 17:07:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 17:10:08 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 08:51:50 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 20:09:51 -0700 2009 Weirdness is what I got. The Absurd situations and premises in the stories are enjoyable. But I didn't find any connections with characters. More of a clinical, intellectual experience.]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 15:20:05 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 15:21:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 24 21:05:42 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 21:05:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 18:02:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 18:03:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 02 07:06:46 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 07:08:37 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Feb 09 12:30:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 12:30:34 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3284102