''Salmonella Men on Planet Porno'' (2006) is a collection of short stories by Japanese
science fiction and
metafiction
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writer
Yasutaka Tsutsui, in English translation by Andrew Driver. Not to be confused with the original Japanese collection ポルノ惑星のサルモネラ人間 (Poruno Wakusei no Sarumonera Ningen), these stories have been selected from a number of works written by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
First published by Alma Books in the UK, a US edition was produced by Pantheon Books (Random House) in November 2008.
Stories in the collection
* The Dabba Dabba Tree
* Rumours About Me
* Don't Laugh
* Farmer Airlines
* Bear's Wood Main Line
* The Very Edge of Happiness
* Commuter Army
* Hello, Hello, Hello!
* The World is Tilting
* Bravo Herr Mozart!
* The Last Smoker
* Bad for the Heart
* Salmonella Men on Planet Porno
Rumours About Mewas reproduced in the US literary magazine Zoetrope in its Summer 2008 issue.
A radio dramatisation of
The Last Smoker was broadcast on the UK's BBC Radio 4 on 20 February 2009.
A radio dramatisation of the title story, "Salmonella Men on Planet Porno", was broadcast on
BBC Radio 3
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on 28 February 200
External links
Alma Books (UK) official websitePantheon Books (US) official website
2006 short story collections
Works by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese short story collections
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