Draft:She's Always Hungry

  • Comment: The Guardian review is exactly the kind of coverage we need. If you have more of that kind of thing, you can resubmit. Alternatively, you can just add most of this to the already existing article at Eliza Clark (British author). asilvering (talk) 18:56, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

She's Always Hungry is the debut short story collection by British author Eliza Clark. It was published in November 2024 by Faber.[1] The majority of the stories feature themes of body horror.[2][3]

She's Always Hungry
AuthorEliza Clark
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherFaber
Publication date
November 7, 2024
ISBN9780571371815

Stories

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  • "Build a Body Like Mine", a body horror story in which a wellness influencer explains her secret to obtaining the perfect body.
  • "The Problem Solver", in which a young woman's friend has an extreme response when he learns she was raped.
  • "She's Always Hungry", in which a young man living in a matriarchal society discovers a strange creature in the sea. It was originally published in Granta.[4]
  • "The Shadow Over Little Chitaly", which is told in the form of reviews of Little Chitaly, a mysterious Chinese-Italian fusion restaurant.
  • "Hollow Bones", a science fiction story containing themes of body horror, in which an archaeologist recovers from an unusual injury on an alien spaceship.
  • "Goth GF", in which a young man experiences intense attraction to his goth coworker.
  • "Extinction Event", a science fiction story in which a botanist cares for an alien lifeform. This story engages with the theme of climate change.
  • "Nightstalkers", a story set in 1970s California, in which a teenager experiences desire for his male best friend.
  • "Shake Well", a body horror story in which a fifteen-year-old girl in an abusive relationship with an older man seeks a cure for her acne.
  • "The King", a body horror story in which an immortal cannibal reigns over a human settlement in a post-apocalyptic society.
  • "Company Man", in which a woman with a dark past falls in love.

References

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  1. ^ "She's Always Hungry". Faber. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Clark, Eliza (7 November 2024). She's Always Hungry. Faber. ISBN 9780571371815.
  3. ^ Dawoor, Yagnishsing (6 November 2024). "She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark review – dark delights". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ Clark, Eliza (27 April 2023). "She's Always Hungry". Granta. Retrieved 5 December 2024.