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A contemporary of jorge luis borges, italo calvino, and fay weldon, carol emshwiller. Carol emshwiller is the author of many acclaimed novels and story collections, including carmen dog, the start of the end of it all winner of the world fantasy award, report to the mens. Locus, village voice, san francisco chronicle, book magazine nominat. Like harlan ellisons darkest visions, emshwiller writes in a voice that reminds us of the golden season when speculative fiction was daring.
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