物化及其他
小说辑分成3部分,先是和生死主题有关,再是关于境遇和困境,最后是以女性为中心的叙述。 古代或现代只是符号,女性也是代称而物化则是女性自我迷失又欲寻找的暗喻。在女性不再失语的年代,关于许多禁忌的话题与经历;殖民地统治者者的傲慢、六十年代明星风华、女性的爱与哀愁,尝试用另一种语言表达,说的终究是人的故事。
Metamorphoses & Others
This collection is divided into three parts. The first is related to the theme of life and death, the second is about life situations and predicaments, and the third consists of female-centred narratives spanning both the ancient and modern eras, showing how women in ancient times were not necessarily helpless, and those in modern times are not necessarily unfettered. Reading about arrogant colonialists, film stars of the 60s, the anxieties and myths abound in the modern city, and the love and sorrow of women, is like falling into a maze, both linguistic and cultural. Many of the stories are written from a woman's point of view, with "metamorphosis" also being a metaphor for women who are lost and want to find themselves.
城市书房, 2025
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
蔡素君
蔡素君,1976年生于新加坡,热衷写作和翻译。2017年以《伶人小传》获得联合早报“文艺城年度作品”。2020年获得“梁实秋文学翻译”比赛评审奖。2023年荣获第13届全球华文文学星云奖“历史长篇小说写作计划补助专案”。
Chua Sok Koon
Born in 1976, Chua Sok Koon is a writer and translator. Her short story won Lianhe Zaobao's Literary Work of the Year in 2016. She won the 2021 Jury Prize in Taiwan's Liang Shiqiu Translation Competition. In 2023, she won the historical novel writing grant awarded by the Xing Yun International Chinese Literary Prize (Taiwan). In 2025, she published her first short story collection, Metamorphoses and Others.

