Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats
"Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats" is a science fiction short story by Michael Bishop. It was first published in Omni in 1992.
Synopsis
[edit]As a prisoner is interrogated, he is subjected to electrical brain stimulation, causing him to randomly re-experience all his cat-related memories.
Reception
[edit]"Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1992.[1]
The New York Times considered it to be "cleverly plotted, economically rendered and emotionally astute".[2] The Sun-Sentinel found it "as demanding as any so-called metafiction".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Science Fiction, reviewed by Gerard Jonas, in the New York Times; published February 23, 1997; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ FANTASY, TERROR, by Monica Strand, in the Sun-Sentinel; published June 12, 1994; retrieved November 12, 2020