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Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats

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"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

As a prisoner is interrogated, he is subjected to electrical brain stimulation, causing him to randomly re-experience all his cat-related memories.

Reception

"Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1992.

The New York Times considered it to be "cleverly plotted, economically rendered and emotionally astute". The Sun-Sentinel found it "as demanding as any so-called metafiction".

References

  1. Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved November 12, 2020
  2. Science Fiction, reviewed by Gerard Jonas, in the New York Times; published February 23, 1997; retrieved November 12, 2020
  3. FANTASY, TERROR, by Monica Strand, in the Sun-Sentinel; published June 12, 1994; retrieved November 12, 2020
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