Sharp Objects is the debut novel of American author Gillian Flynn, originally published in English as Sharp Objects in 2006; a simplified Chinese edition was introduced by CITIC Press Group in 2017, translated by Zhang Siting, as part of the "Asura Series." The protagonist, Camille, is a young reporter at a Chicago newspaper, aloof and sharp-tongued, who has previously been hospitalized for self-harm and psychological problems. When two young girls die mysteriously in her hometown, her editor assigns her to return to the place she swore eight years earlier never to revisit and cover the story. Her mother's house is still eerie and oppressive, family relations are twisted, and her half-sister is now in a situation similar to her own past. As interviews and investigation proceed, Camille gradually discovers an inextricable connection between the case, her family, and her own past; in pursuing the truth, she is forced to confront the trauma of her childhood and the demons of self-harm. The novel uses criminal investigation as its thread, weaving suspense with family ethics, mother-daughter relationships, and an analysis of generational damage, portraying how a person trapped by the past tries to understand herself. Flynn's cold, sharp style creates an unlikable yet highly realistic heroine; the book was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award and won the year's Best First Novel award, and also received the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger from the UK's Crime Writers' Association.
Founded in 1988 and affiliated with China CITIC Group, CITIC Press focuses on business and economics, social sciences, literature and children's books, with common categories covering social sciences, finance, literature, Eastern philosophy and literary appreciation. Its library holds 91 titles, including Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens trilogy, Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Wu Xiaobo's Thirty Years of Strife: Chinese Enterprises 1978–2008, Nelly Sachs's The Weight of Butterflies: Selected Poems of Nelly Sachs, as well as New Interpretations of the Analects and Chiang Hsun's lectures on Dream of the Red Chamber. Its authors and translators include Lin Junhong, Ba Shusong, Chen Li and Chang Fen-ling. Overall, the press introduces influential works in finance and social sciences while balancing classic translation and local appreciation in literature and Eastern philosophy, combining academic depth with accessible reading.
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