Kitten (Hardback, 미국판)
Random House Publishing Group | Stacey Yu- ISBN : 9798217155064
39,900원
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| 출간일 | 2026-08-04 |
|---|---|
| 구성/판형 | Hardback | 304pages |
| 크기/정보 | 215 x 145 x 25 mm | 389g |
| 상품번호 | 2718076 |
성인으로서의 삶에 적응하지 못하고 방황하던 한 젊은 여성이 남자친구의 고양이에게 집착하게 되면서 벌어지는 내면의 균열과 성장을 그린 데뷔 소설 《Kitten》입니다.
대학을 갓 졸업한 케이티는 고향을 떠나 취업난과 밀린 방세, 어머니와의 절연으로 벼랑 끝에 몰려 있으며, 모든 결정을 주도하는 남자친구 제임스에게 의존해 하루하루를 버팁니다. 그러던 중 제임스의 가족 별장으로 휴가를 떠난 케이티는 그곳에서 제임스가 어릴 때부터 키우던 고양이 실버를 만나 기묘하고도 강렬한 유대감을 느낍니다. 아무런 사회적 책임이나 눈치 없이 온종일 누워 밥을 얻어먹고 제멋대로 굴어도 무조건적인 사랑을 받는 실버의 존재는 케이티가 갈망하던 삶 그 자체처럼 다가옵니다. 실버와의 교감이 깊어질수록 기존의 인간관계는 흔들리기 시작하고, 케이티는 억눌러왔던 결핍과 트라우마, 진정으로 원하는 삶의 방식을 마주하게 됩니다. 위트와 날카로운 심리 묘사를 통해 청년 세대의 실존적 불안과 사랑의 다층적인 면모를 포착해 낸 작품입니다.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An enchanting debut novel about a young woman whose growing obsession with her boyfriend’s cat opens new possibilities for her life—but not without threatening to unravel it.
“Abound in wit and restraint, Kitten explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. . . . A fearless debut!”—Weike Wang, author of Chemistry
“Yu’s novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . . This spiky debut refuses to be boxed in.”—Kirkus Reviews
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION’S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE • A BUSTLE AND MARIE CLAIRE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: Harper’s Bazaar, Our Culture, Debutiful, Electric Lit, The Millions
Katie is far from home, fresh out of college, and desperate to skirt the demands of adult life. It doesn’t help that she’s no longer speaking to her mother. Or that she owes her roommate and closest friend months of rent money. Luckily, her self-assured, generous boyfriend James seems happy to make decisions for them both. When James takes Katie on vacation to his family’s seaside house, he brings Silver, his childhood cat, and Katie discovers a sudden, strange, and giddy connection.
Silver doesn’t mind that Katie can’t seem to get a job, hold her own at dinner parties, or make amends with her mother. Silver, who gets to lie around all day, misbehave spectacularly, act cute, be gross, and still get fed, seems to have the life Katie increasingly longs for. Soon enough, they’re inseparable, and something inside Katie begins to crack open . . . or maybe just crack.
Because if Katie has learned anything from her mother, it’s that devotion comes at a price. As Katie's affection for Silver deepens, her other relationships begin to falter, until she’s forced to confront what she really desires from life—and what she might have to risk to get it.
Darkly playful, wryly observant, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this debut from an irresistible new voice in fiction is a timeless reckoning with the uncertainty of becoming a person in an age that is as disorienting and lonely as it is full of hope and promise.
“Abound in wit and restraint, Kitten explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. . . . A fearless debut!”—Weike Wang, author of Chemistry
“Yu’s novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . . This spiky debut refuses to be boxed in.”—Kirkus Reviews
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION’S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE • A BUSTLE AND MARIE CLAIRE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH • A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: Harper’s Bazaar, Our Culture, Debutiful, Electric Lit, The Millions
Katie is far from home, fresh out of college, and desperate to skirt the demands of adult life. It doesn’t help that she’s no longer speaking to her mother. Or that she owes her roommate and closest friend months of rent money. Luckily, her self-assured, generous boyfriend James seems happy to make decisions for them both. When James takes Katie on vacation to his family’s seaside house, he brings Silver, his childhood cat, and Katie discovers a sudden, strange, and giddy connection.
Silver doesn’t mind that Katie can’t seem to get a job, hold her own at dinner parties, or make amends with her mother. Silver, who gets to lie around all day, misbehave spectacularly, act cute, be gross, and still get fed, seems to have the life Katie increasingly longs for. Soon enough, they’re inseparable, and something inside Katie begins to crack open . . . or maybe just crack.
Because if Katie has learned anything from her mother, it’s that devotion comes at a price. As Katie's affection for Silver deepens, her other relationships begin to falter, until she’s forced to confront what she really desires from life—and what she might have to risk to get it.
Darkly playful, wryly observant, and unexpectedly heartfelt, this debut from an irresistible new voice in fiction is a timeless reckoning with the uncertainty of becoming a person in an age that is as disorienting and lonely as it is full of hope and promise.
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