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Schrodinger's Kitten
- Narrated by: Amy Bruce
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
"Schrodinger's Kitten," certainly, shares the trademark wordplay of Effinger's other work: starting with the insufferably coy title. Right away the listener is plunged into a non-linear narrative, which eventually is revealed to be very linear: at least from the perspective of the viewpoint character, Jehan. It's immediately apparent that 12-year-old Jehan is the kitten of the title, a frightened girl tormented by unsettling visions in the Islamic slum of Budayeen. It is here, during the festival marking the end of Ramadan, that she must kill a boy she has never met. A boy that her visions show her may one day do her great harm.
What the critics say
- Nebula Award Winner, Best Novelette, 1988
- Hugo Award Winner, Best Novelette, 1989
"This complex narrative structure not only translates well to audio, it translates very well." (sfsite.com)