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Just a side note, I fixed the ISBN on the Ithys Press edition. It was meant to be an ISBN-13 but had been truncated to an ISBN-10.
* Title: Cats of Copenhagen
* Author(s) name(s): James Joyce / Casey Sorrow
* ISBN (or ASIN): 9781476708942
* Publisher: Scribner (Simon & Schuster)
* Publication date: October 2012
* Format: Hardcover
* Description: from simonandschuster.com:
The Cats of Copenhagen was first written for James Joyce’s most beloved audience, his only grandson Stephen James Joyce, sent in a letter dated September 5, 1936. Cats were clearly a common currency between Joyce and his grandson. In early August 1936, Joyce sent Stephen “a little cat filled with sweets”—a kind of Trojan cat meant to outwit grown-ups. A few weeks later, Joyce penned a letter from Copenhagen which begins, “Alas! I cannot send you a Copenhagen cat because there are no cats in Copenhagen.”
The letter reveals the modernist master at his most playful, yet Joyce’s Copenhagen has a keen, anti-authoritarian quality that transcends the mere whimsy of a children’s story. Only recently rediscovered, this marks the inaugural U.S. publication of The Cats of Copenhagen, a treasure for readers of all age. A rare addition to Joyce’s known body of work, it is a joy to see this exquisite story in print at last.
James Joyce [1882-1941] is best known for his experimental use of language and his exploration of new literary methods. His subtle yet frank portrayal of human nature, coupled with his mastery of language, made him one of the most influential novelists of the 20th century. Joyce’s use of “stream-of-consciousness” reveals the flow of impressions, half thoughts, associations, hesitations, impulses, as well as the rational thoughts of his characters. The main strength of his masterpiece novel, Ulysses (1922) lies in the depth of character portrayed using this technique. Joyce’s other major works include Dubliners, a collection of short stories that portray his native city, a semi-autobiographical novel called A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man (1916), and Finnegan’s Wake (1939).
Casey Sorrow is a Michigan-based artist with a B.F.A. degree from Michigan State University in studio art and a B.A. in English with a specialization in film studies. Sorrow is an experienced printmaker, (screenprinting/relief/litho/intaglio) illustrator, storyboard artist, and cartoonist. His comics have been published in newspapers and across the web for over a decade.
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