Dystopia Pte Ltd and Other Tales

<p>Will apes ever be able to clone Shakespeare&rsquo;s works? What if you came back to Earth from an interstellar trip just to find yourself homeless? Frank Passani&rsquo;s new fiction book addresses not only orthodox sci-fi subjects but also the dystopian reality humankind is being plunged into. The Twilight Zone meets science fiction with servings of Kafka: catty appliances haunted pets echoes of Bradbury and Matheson amidst futuristic hurtles across the Rings of Saturn satires of sociopolitical to ideological phantasmagorias chilling absurdities irrupting into quotidian rhythms of modern life ahistorical spectatorship a Plato-inspired apocalypse &mdash; these stories are a genuine hoot replete with rapid-fire scenarios exposing a madness born from deep-seated dissatisfactions before swinging the door to a sharp close behind them. A thrilling ride. (Cyril Wong Singaporean poet and novelist.)</p>