'Blob: A Love Story' offers a surreal look at love and identity
About this episode
The episode discusses Maggie Su's debut novel, which explores themes of love and identity through a surreal narrative.
Maggie Su's debut novel, "Blob: A Love Story," tells the story of a young woman who tries to transform a sentient blob into the man of her dreams.
Topics covered
- love
- identity
- surrealism
- fiction
- debut novel
Keywords
- Maggie Su
- Blob: A Love Story
- love story
- identity
- sentient blob
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Books & works: Blob: A Love Story
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