The Literary cat

by J.C. Suares, Seymour Chwast (Editor)

11"x8.5"x.5" paperback edition

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Jean-Claude Suàres (March 30, 1942 – July 30, 2013) was an artist, illustrator, editor, and creative consultant to many publications, and the first Op-Ed page art director at The New York Times.

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Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fair feline literary compilation, I just wish it was more cat-positive. While admittedly biased, I found that solidly half of the included excerpts focused on the negative, superstitious side of cats. I don’t need a mushy-saccharine compilation but a few more lighthearted selections would have made the book better for me. The artwork featured throughout was good but not outstanding. My favorite included selection was written by the incomparable P.G. Wodehouse; it made me laugh at our continued attempts to understand the feline mind. Overall, not horrible but also not a book I will revisit, much like my cats after playing with a new toy for ten minutes...