Title: On Cats
Author: Henry Charles Bukowski
Format: ERC
Length: 128 pages
Expected Date of Publication: December 1st, 2015
Publisher: Ecco
Rating: 5 Stars
A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured, iconic writers
Felines touched a vulnerable spot in the unfathomable soul of Charles Bukowski, the Dirty Old Man of American letters. For the writer, there was something majestic and elemental about these inscrutable creatures, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our beings. Bukowski considered cats to be unique forces of nature, elusive emissaries of beauty and love.
On Cats offers Bukowski's musings on these beloved animals and their toughness and resiliency. He honors them as fighters, hunters, survivors who command awe and respect as they grip tightly onto the world around them: "A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go."
Funny and moving, Bukowski's On Cats brings together the acclaimed writer's reflections on these animals he so admired. Bukowski's cats are fierce and demanding—he captures them stalking their prey; crawling across his typewritten pages; waking him up with claws across the face. But they are also affectionate and giving, sources of inspiration and gentle, insistent care.
Poignant yet free of treacle, On Cats is an illuminating portrait of this one-of-a-kind artist and his unique view of the world, witnessed through his relationship with the animals he considered among his most profound teachers. -Goodreads
Author: Henry Charles Bukowski
Format: ERC
Length: 128 pages
Expected Date of Publication: December 1st, 2015
Publisher: Ecco
Rating: 5 Stars
A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured, iconic writers
Felines touched a vulnerable spot in the unfathomable soul of Charles Bukowski, the Dirty Old Man of American letters. For the writer, there was something majestic and elemental about these inscrutable creatures, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our beings. Bukowski considered cats to be unique forces of nature, elusive emissaries of beauty and love.
On Cats offers Bukowski's musings on these beloved animals and their toughness and resiliency. He honors them as fighters, hunters, survivors who command awe and respect as they grip tightly onto the world around them: "A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go."
Funny and moving, Bukowski's On Cats brings together the acclaimed writer's reflections on these animals he so admired. Bukowski's cats are fierce and demanding—he captures them stalking their prey; crawling across his typewritten pages; waking him up with claws across the face. But they are also affectionate and giving, sources of inspiration and gentle, insistent care.
Poignant yet free of treacle, On Cats is an illuminating portrait of this one-of-a-kind artist and his unique view of the world, witnessed through his relationship with the animals he considered among his most profound teachers. -Goodreads
My Thoughts
On Cats offers readers the rare chance to see a much softer side of the astoundingly brilliant, yet startlingly acerbic and unabashedly hard living writer.
On Cats offers readers the rare chance to see a much softer side of the astoundingly brilliant, yet startlingly acerbic and unabashedly hard living writer.
It is through this fascinating hodgepodge of short prose and poetry that we, his readers get to learn of and experience his life as shaped by the many felines who shared it.
The works found within the 100+ pages of this collection are not so much about him. But instead are a testament to the majesty, resilience, self sufficiency,intelligence, and timeless beauty that is all cats. With his cats providing a first-hand case for study and inspiration, and he acting as observer and inspired scribe.
This is a book that no feline lover should be without. Whether enjoyed whole, or morsel by delectable morsel. This book is purr-fect for giving its reader a serious case of the warm fuzzies for all things meow.
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