Cat Person and Other Stories

Name: Cat Person and Other Stories
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781784709204
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By Kristen Roupenian

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Summary

Cat Person and Other Stories is a captivating collection delving into modern relationships, power dynamics, and the complexities of human connection. Kristen Roupenian explores unexpected and often unsettling aspects of intimacy and identity through a series of sharply observed tales. Each story provides a thought-provoking glimpse into the quirks and challenges of our interpersonal world, leaving a lingering impact on the reader.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories that delve into modern relationships, exploring themes of power dynamics and the complexities of human connections. With its thought-provoking narratives and razor-sharp observations, it offers a compelling look at the intricacies of contemporary life.

Cat Person and Other Stories

Supernatural horror meets bedroom politics' Sunday Times

'If you enjoyed Cat Person, this is for you’ Evening Standard

These are stories of women's lives now.

From the author of the global sensation Cat Person comes Cat Person and Other Stories, a compulsive short story collection about sex, dating and modern life that will thrill you before it chills you.

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From the author of the global sensation Cat Person comes Cat Person and Other Stories, a compulsive short story collection about sex, dating, and modern life that will thrill you before it chills you.

NOW A MAJOR FILM

‘It's a new literary genre... Supernatural horror meets bedroom politics’ - Sunday Times

‘If you enjoyed Cat Person, this is for you’ - Evening Standard

These are stories of women's lives now. They also happen to be horror stories. In some, women endure the horror. In others, they inflict it.

Here are women at work, at home, on dates, at the doctor's, with their families and with their friends. Here are women grappling with desire, punishment, guilt, and anger. These are stories to make you feel fascinated but repelled, scared but delighted, revolted but aroused.

Previously published as You Know You Want This

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The book is celebrated for its compelling and unsettling narratives that blend enchantment with horror, reminiscent of Angela Carter's feminist fairy-tales. Kristen Roupenian is praised for her brilliant and offbeat storytelling, creating lifelike characters with an expert command of language. The stories are described as both accessible and startling, leaving a lasting impact on readers and affirming Roupenian's reputation as a remarkable new voice in fiction.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784709204

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 240

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Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Kristen Roupenian Penguin Books

About the Author

Kristen Roupenian graduated from Barnard and holds a PhD in African Literature from Harvard. She is a Zell Fellow in the University of Michigan MFA program, and has received numerous awards for her work. She has studied with Laura Kasischke, Jeff Van der Meer and Claire Vaye Watkins. Her short story 'Cat Person' became a viral sensation when it was published by the New Yorker at the end of 2017, dubbed 'the most talked-about short story ever'. You Know You Want This is her first book.