The Oulipo was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais. The idea is to force the writer to create new structures and patterns in their own writing. Since the details are still burned into my brain, I have no problem talking about this masterpiece.Īnne Garréta joined the Oulipo in 2000, which is an experimental literary group of French speaking writers who like to put constraints to their writing. I had always planned on writing a review for this novel but kept putting it off in favour of reading other books this feels like the story of my writing habits. I may have read Sphinx by Anne Garréta back in November last year but there has not been a day go by where I have not thought about this amazing book.
Published: Deep Vellum Publishing, April 21, 2015īuy: Amazon, Book Depository, Kindle, Wordery (or visit your local Indie bookstore) Despite the fact that this review says nothing about the plot of this book, I hope I have said enough to interest others. I found it strange going from a book like Ducks, Newburyportto something like this novel but thankfully there was plenty to explore. I had a great time with Honey, I Killed the Cats and am curious to explore more from Dorota Masłowska. The plot became less important and even irrelevant to my reading experience. I read this novel soon after finishing Ducks, Newburyport so I think I might have gone for some deeper interpretation.
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Needless to say, I appreciate a novel that knows how to both have fun and deal with some real issues. There is a similarity here that is both playful and bitter towards modern consumerism that I find fitting. While this is an apt description, especially since Blade Runner is set in 2019, the book that I am reminded of is Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart. On the back of the book is a quote that says this books a cross between Virginie Despentes and Blade Runner. Then the style of Juvenal satire similar to this novel, I think would be American Psycho, in the way it attempted to explore the destructive nature of modern trends, but it used advertising jingles in a similar way Bret Easton Ellis did with fashion descriptions. For Horatian satire, I had a similar vibe to Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal, in the sense that it shared a very similar style of dark humour. On one hand we have a playful, humorous look at mass-media and consumerism, then there is a harsh exploration into the dangers of corporate greed, diet culture and fitness fads.Īnother reason why I wanted to talk about the different satirical styles was because I have an example of each that I think seem to share some similarities to Honey, I Killed the Cats. The reason I wanted to talk about these differences is because I think Honey, I Killed the Cats does a wonderful job in incorporating the Horatian and Juvenal satire into the novel. Satire is used to criticise social issues it doesn’t necessarily go hand in hand with humour. There are two main types of satirical writing, Horatian is playful, while Juvenal is scolding. In this novel Dorota Masłowska tells the tale of two independent woman as they try to navigate their lives and friendship in our modern world.īefore talking about the novel, I want to quickly talk about satire, mainly because I am sick of seeing confusion around this literary device. Out of her six books, half have been translated into English, the latest being Honey, I Killed the Cats which was translated by Benjamin Paloff. She has won the NIKE Literary Award (a prestigious Polish award) in 2006 for her second novel, which has yet to be translated into English. Polish writer Dorota Masłowska has had a stellar literary career so far, publishing her first novel ( Snow White and Russian Red) at just 19. Title: Honey, I Killed The Cats ( Goodreads)īuy: Amazon, Book Depository, Wordery (or visit your local Indie bookstore)
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