On Cats
An Anthology
Published on 2. November 2021
170 pages
978-1-912559-33-6 (ISBN)
Description
'I have put myself on a list for two Siberian kittens. I will have cat hammocks. I will have scratching posts. I will not allow myself to be distressed by shredded upholstery,' writes Margaret Atwood in her introduction to this beautifully illustrated anthology on cats.
For thousands of years, cats have been venerated and mistrusted in equal measure. Through memoir, fiction, letters and poems, the writers in these pages celebrate cats and their curious ways. As Hemingway wrote, 'one cat leads to another.'
Includes contributions from Alice Walker, Edward Gorey, Mary Gaitskill, Caitlin Moran, Ernest Hemingway, Nikola Tesla, John Keates, Muriel Spark, Lynne Truss, Hilaire Belloc, Guy du Maupassant, Rebecca West and more.
Plus: photography by Elliot Ross.
This anthology, a companion volume to the hugely popular On Dogs: An Anthology, introduced by Tracey Ullman, is introduced by Margaret Atwood, author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.
For thousands of years, cats have been venerated and mistrusted in equal measure. Through memoir, fiction, letters and poems, the writers in these pages celebrate cats and their curious ways. As Hemingway wrote, 'one cat leads to another.'
Includes contributions from Alice Walker, Edward Gorey, Mary Gaitskill, Caitlin Moran, Ernest Hemingway, Nikola Tesla, John Keates, Muriel Spark, Lynne Truss, Hilaire Belloc, Guy du Maupassant, Rebecca West and more.
Plus: photography by Elliot Ross.
This anthology, a companion volume to the hugely popular On Dogs: An Anthology, introduced by Tracey Ullman, is introduced by Margaret Atwood, author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.
Reviews / Votes
'A new, delightfully eclectic and highly original anthology ... A perfect Xmas present for cat lovers and cat admirers. And even for cat indifferents, like me.' * Erotic Review * 'In the words of prominent writers, including Dame Muriel Spark, Caitlin Moran, Mary Gaitskill, John Keats and Lynne Truss, this anthology attempts to capture the essence of cats in all their mysterious, mistrusted and much-loved glory. There is a companion volume, On Dogs: An Anthology, with the two books available together as a beautiful gift set.' * Herald *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Black & white photographs
File size
0,69 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-912559-33-6 (9781912559336)
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Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and comics. Her work has been published in more than forty-five countries. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. She lives in Toronto.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- - Introduction -
- - TOVE JANSSON - from The Summer Book
- - HILAIRE BELLOC - from A Conversation with a Cat, and Others
- - ANONYMOUS - Pangur Bán (The Monk and his Cat)
- - LOU ANDREAS-SALOMÉ - from The Freud Journal of Lou Andreas-Salomé
- - ERNEST HEMINGWAY - Letter to Hadley Mowrer, 25 November 1943
- - LYNNE TRUSS - from Making the Cat Laugh: One Woman's Journal of Single Life on the Margins
- - LEWIS CARROLL - from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- - DORIS LESSING - from Particularly Cats
- - RING LARDNER - It Looks Bad for the Three Little Lardner Kittens
- - NAOMI FRY - Mog the Cat and the Mysteries of Animal Subjectivity
- - MURIEL SPARK - from Robinson
- - EDWARD GOREY - from The Cat on My Shoulder: Writers and their Cats
- - CAITLIN MORAN - A Death in the Family
- - OLIVER SODEN - from Jeoffry: The Poet's Cat
- - CHRISTINA ROSSETTI - On the Death of a Cat, a Friend of Mine, Aged Ten Years and a Half
- - MARY GAITSKILL - from Lost Cat
- - URSULA K. LE GUIN - from My Life So Far, By Pard
- - REBECCA WEST - from Why My Mother was Frightened of Cats
- - THE REVEREND HENRY ROSS - An Inscription at St. Augustine with St. Faith's Church
- - BOHUMIL HRABAL - from All My Cats
- - GUY DE MAUPASSANT - from On Cats
- - JOHN KEATS - To Mrs. Reynolds' Cat
- - JAMES BOWEN - from A Street Cat Named Bob
- - NIKOLA TESLA - from A Story of Youth Told by Age
- - BROTHERS GRIMM - Cat and Mouse in Partnership
- - ALICE WALKER - from Frida, The Perfect Familiar
- Cat-echisms
- Permissions
- Other titles from Notting Hill Editions
- About the Authors
- Copyright
