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Meow

by Sam Austen

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A novel in meows

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A novel in meows

Sam Austen’s *Meow* builds its entire premise around a single repeated word: the publisher describes more than 80,000 instances of “meow,” presented as a novel in cats’ native language. The description leaves open whether this extended feline utterance also functions as satire of literary culture and language itself. That ambiguity is part of the book’s central joke, making the form—not a conventional plot summary—the clearest guide to what’s inside.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in unconventional, premise-driven humor.
  • Cat lovers open to a book built around repeated feline sounds.
  • Readers curious about playful experiments with language and literary satire.

Themes

Cats and feline communicationHumorLanguage and literary satire

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Book overview

A novel for your cat, written in its native language. The word "meow" repeated over 80,000 times, to rapturous effect.

 

Publisher's description:

 

"Meow meow meow meow meow, meow. Meow meow meow meow. Meow? Meow."

 

So begins Sam Austen's searing debut novel: an expansive, stream-of-consciousness fusillade decipherable only by cats, which may very well be a raucous, cogent satire laying waste to the literary establishment and the concept of language itself.

 

Or it may not.

 

Here, the experts weigh in:

 

"Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow, meow. Meow meow."

 

- Professor Beans, Unaltered Domestic Shorthair

 

"Meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow! Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow."

 

- Constable Stubbs, Breed Indeterminate

 

"Meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow. Meow, meow meow meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow meow meow meow meow."

 

-Cuddle Princess, Devon Rex (very affectionate!)

 

"Meow meow meow meow meow. Meow meow. Meow meow meow meow meow meow."

 

- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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