詭話與窗框──《寫在窗框的詭話》
陳志華 「現實比童話或小說更魔幻和詭異。」張美君在〈後現代詭話〉一文中，寫到有人曾這樣告訴她。文章收於作者最近出版的《寫在窗框的詭話》裡。書名的「詭」字，歪斜地出現在封面上，英文的翻譯是uncanny，佛洛伊德曾經寫過論文談論這種神秘、怪異、詭異（uncanny），既熟悉同時陌生，因而產生不安、奇怪的感覺。
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寫在窗框的詭話
窗框內外，是個人記憶的感性，也是文化評論的理智。詭話，就在抒情與說理之間，發掘後現代城市與人生的荒誕。書中大部分文章來自她在《明報》的專欄，另有 小半曾於其他地方發表甚或是首度曝光。結集成書之際，張美君找來區國強與陳蕙瑜為文字配上亮麗攝人的照片和趣味盎然的插畫，文字與影像圖畫的對話為本書帶來多一重意義。
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