Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

By Dubravka Ugresic Dubravka Ugrešić, Dubravka Ugresic

Subjects: LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy, Women, Literature, LGBTQ gender identity, collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner, Fiction, general, Baba Yaga (Legendary character), Europe, eastern, fiction, Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)

Description: Baba Yaga is a witch-like character who flies around on a giant mortar, kidnapping (and presumably eating) small children. She lives in a house on chicken feet. She is generally a terrifying figure, portrayed not only in literature but also film, animation and music throughout Russian culture. Dubravka Ugresic takes the story of Baba Yaga and weaves it into something completely fresh. The result is an extraordinary meditation on femininity, ageing, identity, secrets, storytelling and love.