02401cam a2200325 4500 2748457240 TxAuBib 20250506120000.0 260506s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781250378484 1250378486 a1rxy7z9 CloudLibrary MnSpTMCL eng MnSpTMCL TxAuBib Ahmad, Senaa. The Age of Calamities [CloudLibrary] : Stories / Ahmad, Senaa. [S.l. : Henry Holt and Co., 2026. 1 online resource. 240 p. Electronic book. Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamities is a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories. In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In “Let’s Play Dead,” Henry VIII wants Anne Boleyn gone, but there’s a tiny problem—she keeps coming back to life no matter what he does. “Choose Your Own Apocalypse” hurls readers back to 1945, where they assume the role of a technician for the Manhattan Project, confronted with labyrinthine paths and harrowing outcomes. And “Inside the House of the Historian” invites us to a dinner party turned murder mystery full of figures like Nefertiti, Queen Victoria, John Adams, and Marilyn Monroe. These stories and others entice readers to confront the past, the present, and themselves all at once. Zany and haunting, inviting and brilliant, each poignant tale delves into the surreal and tragicomic nature of the present through the lens of yesterday. The Age of Calamities is an evocation of life and death on history’s unsteady margins, of how to reckon with the blunt-force trauma of ill-fated times. Fiercely clever and wildly inventive, this debut establishes Senaa Ahmad as a literary force. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Henry Holt and Co. 2026 Available via World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB. Requires: CloudLibrary (file size: 1.7 MB.) FICTION|Humorous. FICTION|Short Stories (single author.) FICTION|Alternative History. Electronic books. CloudLibrary. https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/ereadtexas-document_id-a1rxy7z9 CloudLibrary TXMLR