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網路爆紅短篇小說《愛貓人》作家Kristen Roupenian強勢回歸
集結10個引人入勝的短篇故事，以新穎又暗黑的方式重新探討性別、性和權力等議題
Kristen Roupenian以現代社會為背景的短篇小說，敘述女性在職場、家庭、約會、就診，或是與家人及朋友共處時所發生各種怪異又令人不禁省思的時刻，而這些女性努力克服慾望、懲處、內疚憤怒。這些故事不但讓你著迷卻又厭惡，害怕卻又振奮人心，想抗拒卻又喚起無限激昂。
隨著#Metoo運動的增長，Kristen的作品反而喚醒更多女性內心沉寂已久的勇氣與信心，內容大膽卻又為女性發聲，可說是美國當代小說的表率。充滿獨特和感性的想像力，這部全新作品將為更多女性讀者帶來全新的啟發與影響力。
集結10個引人入勝的短篇故事，以新穎又暗黑的方式重新探討性別、性和權力等議題
Kristen Roupenian以現代社會為背景的短篇小說，敘述女性在職場、家庭、約會、就診，或是與家人及朋友共處時所發生各種怪異又令人不禁省思的時刻，而這些女性努力克服慾望、懲處、內疚憤怒。這些故事不但讓你著迷卻又厭惡，害怕卻又振奮人心，想抗拒卻又喚起無限激昂。
隨著#Metoo運動的增長，Kristen的作品反而喚醒更多女性內心沉寂已久的勇氣與信心，內容大膽卻又為女性發聲，可說是美國當代小說的表率。充滿獨特和感性的想像力，這部全新作品將為更多女性讀者帶來全新的啟發與影響力。
'If you enjoyed Cat Person, this is for you’ Evening Standard
The truth was that if a woman bit a man in an office environment, there would be a strong assumption that the man had done something to deserve it . . .
From the creator of Cat Person – the first short story to go viral – comes You Know You Want This, a compulsive collection about sex, dating and modern life. 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 that make you feel fascinated but repelled, scared but delighted, revolted but aroused.
You Know You Want This shows why Kristen Roupenian is the most audacious new voice in American fiction. Funny, furious, sly and explicit, she takes a long, hard look at the messed-up power dynamic between men and women – and messes it up some more.
‘You know you want to read this collection by the author of the viral short story Cat Person –One story in particular, The Good Guy, is chillingly accurate.’ ELLE
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