Cat Country 猫城记

WhenatravellerfromChinacrash-landsonMars,hefindshimselfinacountryinhabitedentirelybyCatPeople.Befriendedbyalocalcat-man,hebecomesacquaintedinallaspectsofcat-life:helearnstospeakFelinese,masterscat-poetry,andappreciatesthenarcoticeffectsofthereverieleaf–theirfoodstaple.Butcuriosityturnstodespairwhenheventuresfurtherintotheheartofthecountryandtheculture,andrealizesthatheiswitnessingthebleakdeclineofacivilization.CatCountry,LaoShe’sonlyworkofsciencefiction,isbothadark,dystopiantaleofoneman’scloseencounterwiththefelinekindandascathingindictmentofacountrygoneawry.就像一杯用外星猫人生活加社会讽刺调配的一杯无可抗拒的鸡尾酒，《猫城记》是一部黑色喜剧小说，描写了一个人的外星旅行，在这个猫国的最后300年是所谓的快活的“掠夺时代”，并将迷叶作为国食。