{"product_id":"passing-strange-paperback","title":"Passing Strange - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Klages\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the pulps, film noir, and screwball comedy, \u003ci\u003ePassing Strange\u003c\/i\u003e is a story as unusual and complex as San Francisco itself from World Fantasy Award winning author Ellen Klages, and a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSan Francisco in 1940 is a haven for the unconventional. Tourists flock to the cities within the city: the Magic City of the World's Fair on an island created of artifice and illusion; the forbidden city of Chinatown, a separate, alien world of exotic food and nightclubs that offer \"authentic\" experiences, straight from the pages of the pulps; and the twilight world of forbidden love, where outcasts from conventional society can meet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix women find their lives as tangled with each other's as they are with the city they call home. They discover love and danger on the borders where magic, science, and art intersect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLEN KLAGES is the author of two acclaimed historical novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Green Glass Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Scott O'Dell Award, and the New Mexico Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eWhite Sands, Red Menace, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the California and New Mexico Book awards. Her story, \"Basement Magic,\" won a Nebula Award and \"Wakulla Springs,\" co-authored with Andy Duncan, was nominated for the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus awards, and won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. She lives in San Francisco, in a small house full of strange and wondrous things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44342419423334,"sku":"9780765389527","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NG6ApXXRAn9780765389527.webp?v=1768611109","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/passing-strange-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}