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<p><b>Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction<br> <br> 'An instant classic' - <i>The Guardian</i></b><br> <br> <b><i>I've never eaten a person but today I might . . .</i></b><br> <br> A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign, overlooking the city that humans call 'ellay'.<br> <br> Lonely and fascinated by humanity's foibles, the lion spends their days grappling with the complexities of their own identity, and ultimately the question: Do they want to eat a person, or become one?<br> <br> <b>'A bloody masterpiece.' - Melissa Broder, author of <i>The Pisces</i></b><br> <br> <b>'Witty, emotional and gripping, <i>Open Throat</i> is a short but savage thrill ride' - <i>The Independent</i></b><br> <br> <b>'<i>Open Throat</i> is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . . . it already has people talking' - <i>The Sunday Times</i></b></p>