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Cat Stories

by Diana Secker Tesdell
Cat Stories - Thryft
Cat Stories - Thryft

Captivating collection of literary tributes to feline charm.

You should read Cat Stories if you are a cat lover seeking a captivating collection of stories that pay homage to the mysterious and enchanting nature of cats. From the mind-twisting tale of Schrödinger's Cat to the bawdy retelling of Puss-in-Boots, this book offers a many-faceted tribute to the beguiling creatures that capture our hearts. Get ready to be whisked away into the fascinating world of cats, where their unknowableness and superiority will leave you mesmerized.

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.

Cat Stories

by Diana Secker Tesdell
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ISBN: 9780307700896
Authors: Diana Secker Tesdell
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Date of Publication: 2011-10-18
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.56
(rated by 209 readers)

Description

Cat Stories brings together two centuries of literary homage to the fascinating feline by great writers of every stripe - from Edgar Allan Poe and Walter de la Mare to Damon Runyon and Doris Lessing.Playful kittens and ruthless predators, beloved pets and witches' familiars - cats of all kinds come alive in these pages. Maeve Brennan and Alice Adams movingly explore what cats can mean to their humans; Patricia Highsmith imagines the intriguingly alien feline point of view; Kipling celebrates the independence of cats in his timeless tale, 'The Cat That Walked by Himself'. Cats flaunt their superiority in Angela Carter's bawdy retelling of 'Puss-in-Boots' and Stephen Vincent Benét's uncanny 'The King of the Cats', while humour abounds in stories by comic masters P.G. Wodehouse and Saki. The essential unknowableness of cats can inspire the most exotic flights of fancy: Italo Calvino's secret city of cats in 'The Garden of Stubborn Cats'; the disappearing animal in Ursula K. Le Guin's brain-teasing 'Schrodinger's Cat'; the cartoon rodent and his cartoon nemesis in Steven Millhauser's 'Cat 'n' Mouse'. In these and other stories, this delightful anthology offers cat lovers a many-faceted tribute to the mysterious objects of their affection.
 

Captivating collection of literary tributes to feline charm.

You should read Cat Stories if you are a cat lover seeking a captivating collection of stories that pay homage to the mysterious and enchanting nature of cats. From the mind-twisting tale of Schrödinger's Cat to the bawdy retelling of Puss-in-Boots, this book offers a many-faceted tribute to the beguiling creatures that capture our hearts. Get ready to be whisked away into the fascinating world of cats, where their unknowableness and superiority will leave you mesmerized.

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.