KITTEN: A Novel
小貓
內容介紹
入圍 Center for Fiction 第一本小說獎長名單！
「《小貓》以驚人的精準度捕捉到了初入成年期的脆弱。這部小說充滿智慧與克制，探索了現代愛情中既滑稽又令人不安的複雜性。被照顧和被看見究竟有何區別？愛與安全是否是一回事？這是一部無畏的處女作！」——王葦柯，著有小說《中國女孩》(Chemistry)。
這本充滿吸引力且內容轟動的處女作小說，描寫一名迷惘的年輕女子：她對男友的貓日益著迷，而這份著迷把她帶進不同人生的可能——但在此之前，這件事差點讓原本的生活分崩離析。
凱蒂(Katie)遠離家鄉、剛大學畢業，迫切想要迴避成年後各種要求，並且非常願意讓她富有的男友詹姆斯(James)替他們兩人的生活做任何決定。事情並沒有更容易，她不再跟母親說話，而母親因她離開家鄉小岩城(Little Rock)而埋怨她；她的室友也突然搬離他們在紐約市一起租的公寓，生活的種種讓她感到更加孤立。但當詹姆斯帶凱蒂去他家族的海邊房子度假時，他帶上了他童年時的貓：銀銀(Silver)，凱蒂意外地與這隻貓產生了一種奇異且令人目眩神迷的連結感。
銀銀不介意凱蒂找不到工作、在晚宴聚會上無法應付自如，或是無法與母親和解。銀銀可以整天躺著、把事情搞得一團糟、讓人又愛又恨，但仍然有人餵牠；這正是凱蒂渴望的生活狀態。很快地，凱蒂和銀銀形影不離，而凱蒂內心深處有某種東西開始甦醒，或者說……是裂開了。
假如凱蒂有從她疏離的母親那裡學到任何事，那就是：全心全意的奉獻往往伴隨著代價。隨著凱蒂對銀銀的情感越來越深，她的人際關係都開始搖搖欲墜。凱蒂必須面對自己內心真正的渴望和她究竟想要什麼樣的人生，以及為了追求理想生活，她願意承擔多大的風險。
這部小說界的新銳之作帶有黑色幽默的玩味，又出乎意料地真摯動人；它深刻地探討了在一個既充滿希望和憧憬，又同時令人迷惘的世界中，化成為人所面臨的不確定性。
作者介紹
華裔美國作家，童年與成長歲月穿梭於德州、阿肯色州與加州之間，現居倫敦。《小貓》(KITTEN)是她的第一部長篇小說。
書評
“Abound in wit and restraint, Kitten explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. . . . A fearless debut!”—Weike Wang, author of Chemistry
“A fresh, funny, and totally bewitching love story that asks profound questions about attachment and how to belong to one another and to ourselves . . . Kitten will wind its way around your heart.”—Gina Chung, author of Sea Change
“Even the most loyal dog person will be charmed by Yu’s hilarious, wry, and moving novel about the pleasure and pain of realizing you can be and do whatever you want.”—Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of Pizza Girl
“Soft and sharp, totally in control, utterly deranged . . . I lapped it up.”—Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies
“Strange, playful, and intimate . . . I didn’t want it to end.”—Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb
“Exquisitely constructed . . . I was completely unable to resist reading it in one sitting.”—Jennifer Croft, author of The Extinction of Irena Rey
“The moment you’ve finished this spellbinding story, it will play on your mind for days.”—Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
“As tender and brutal as a kiss to the most wounded part of yourself . . . Yu’s eye for friction and chaos should be studied.”—Ruth Madievsky, author of All-Night Pharmacy
“Enigmatic and entrancing, like burying your nose in the plume of a cat’s neck.”—Celina Baljeet Basra, author of Happy
“An endearing meditation . . . Kitten will leave you aching.”—Alice Evelyn Yang, author of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing
“Yu’s novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . . The story shines with sharp intelligence. Weird lit girl is having a moment, but this spiky debut refuses to be boxed in.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A weird book (that's a compliment).”—Booklist
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