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Nov 10, 2020 · The American writer Mary Gaitskill, author of the short story on which the 2002 film Secretary was based, adopted a tiny one-eyed cat in Italy, which she called Gattino. The loss of Gattino affected Gaitskill’s view of love – feline and human –profoundly. Human love she thought was "grossly flawed", often serving as a means of ...
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Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad...
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Oct 14, 2013 · Indeed, despite the bountiful and often ardent cat-lovers among literary history’s famous pet-owners, Lane challenges the very notion that cats and literature go together: Perhaps we need to rethink the assumption, deep-rooted but far from well grounded, that writers and cats are a good mix.
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25. Life of Pi, Yann Martel – “Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tig...
39. The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein – “It is 1970, and electronics engineer Dan Davis has finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot with extraordinary abilities, destined to dramatically change the landscape of everyday routine. Then, with wild success just within reach, Dan’s greedy partner and even greedier fiancée stea...
57. Pet Semetary, Stephen King – “Sometimes dead is better….When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son—and now an idyllic home. As a family, they’ve got it all…right down to the friendly cat. But the nearby woods hi...
76. Born A Crime, Trevor Noah – “Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept m...
82. Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi – “One of the most-beloved of all Japanese manga titles, Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon has enthralled millions of readers worldwide since its debut in book form in early 1992. When Usagi Tsukino adopts a stray cat, she gets more than she bargains for The talking cat, Luna, informs Usagi that she is actually Sailor Moo...
93. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, T.S. Eliot – “T. S. Eliot’s playful cat poems have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were first published in 1939. They were originally composed for his godchildren, with Eliot posing as Old Possum himself, and later inspired the legendary musical Cats.” 94. I Could Pee on Thi...
99. Friend-Zoned, Belle Aurora – “Nikolai Leokov never thought he’d fall in love with the only girl he’s ever befriended. Valentina Tomic has issues with commitment after the ultimate betrayal. When Tina decides to make broody Nik’s day better, she never thought she would end up friends with the hard man. Nik has never had a woman be so affectionat...
Aug 25, 2018 · Here is a list of famous authors who loved their cats: Aldous Huxley. Huxley was an English writer, best known for his dystopian novel, Brave New World. ‘If you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats.’. Alexandre Dumas.
Nov 22, 2021 · November 22, 2021. 3 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. There’s nothing like curling up with a good book and a soft cat. And, as literary critic Maria Nikolajeva writes, it’s easy to find a good book featuring a cat. Since ancient times, cats have played all sorts of roles in literature around the world.
"Cats and good literature go together like peanut butter and bananas. If you don't believe me, check out all of the adorable kitties cuddling books all over Bookstagram. Then take a look at these 100 books across several genres featuring felines.
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Apr 29, 2013 · Cats have inspired Joyce’s children’s books, T. S. Eliot’s poetry, Gay Talese’s portrait of New York, and various literary satire, while dogs have fueled centuries of literature, philosophy and psychology, interactive maps, and some of the New Yorker’s finest literature and art. Gathered here are some of literary history’s most moving accounts of famous writers’ love for their ...
