Contributions

  • Lessing, Doris May, 1919- - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Harper, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,250 words, Guess

Page Count

245 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveoncats00less
  • ISBN-100061672246
  • ISBN-139780061672248
  • LibraryThing1656340
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009275339
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC636.8/0887
  • LCCSF445.5 .L48 2008

Alternate Titles

  • Particularly cats.
  • Rufus the survivor.
  • Old age of El Magnifico.

Description

"On Cats is a celebrated classic, a memoir in which we meet the cats that have slunk and bullied and charmed their way into Doris Lessing's life. She tells their stories-their exploits, rivalries, terrors, affections, ancient gestures, and learned behaviors-with vivid simplicity. And she tells the story of herself in relation to cats: the way animals affect her and she them, and the communication that grows possible between them-a language of gesture and mood and desire as eloquent as the spoken word. No other writer conveys so truthfully the real interdependence of humans and cats or convinces us with such stunning recognition of the reasons why cats really matter" -- inside cover.

Subjects

Topics

CatsFictionAnecdotesCat ownersPopular worksCats -- FictionCats, anecdotes

Places

Genres

  • Popular works
  • Anecdotes
  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • On catsHarper2008-01-01
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