The Rabbi's Cat

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Talking cat learns philosophy, humor, tenderness.

"The Rabbi's Cat" could be a good read for those interested in exploring philosophical concepts in a lighthearted way. The book's most unique feature is its ability to convey complex ideas through the perspective of a talking cat. It offers a new outlook into Jewish culture and tradition, while also providing entertaining and heartwarming adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Rabbi's Cat

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ISBN: 9780375714641
Authors: Joann Sfar
Publisher: Pantheon
Date of Publication: 2007-05-22
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Graphic Novels
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 7024 readers)

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The preeminent work by one of France’s most celebrated young comics artists, The Rabbi’s Cat tells the wholly unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat–a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness.In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. To his master’s consternation, the cat immediately begins to tell lies (the first being that he didn’t eat the parrot). The rabbi vows to educate him in the ways of the Torah, while the cat insists on studying the kabbalah and having a Bar Mitzvah. They consult the rabbi’s rabbi, who maintains that a cat can’t be Jewish–but the cat, as always, knows better.Zlabya falls in love with a dashing young rabbi from Paris, and soon master and cat, having overcome their shared self-pity and jealousy, are accompanying the newlyweds to France to meet Zlabya’s cosmopolitan in-laws. Full of drama and adventure, their trip invites countless opportunities for the rabbi and his cat to grapple with all the important–and trivial–details of life.Rich with the colors, textures, and flavors of Algeria’s Jewish community, The Rabbi’s Cat brings a lost world vibrantly to life–a time and place where Jews and Arabs coexisted–and peoples it with endearing and thoroughly human characters, and one truly unforgettable cat.
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Talking cat learns philosophy, humor, tenderness.

"The Rabbi's Cat" could be a good read for those interested in exploring philosophical concepts in a lighthearted way. The book's most unique feature is its ability to convey complex ideas through the perspective of a talking cat. It offers a new outlook into Jewish culture and tradition, while also providing entertaining and heartwarming adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.