The cat's table
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 22 cm.
Status

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Jordaan Memorial LibraryFic OndOn Shelf
Russell Public Library - FictionFic OndOn Shelf
Scandia City Library - FictionFic Ondaatje, MichaelOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Description
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the "cat's table"--as far from the Captain's Table as can be--with a ragtag group of "insignificant" adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: one man talks with them about jazz and women, another opens the door to the world of literature. The narrator's elusive, beautiful cousin Emily becomes his confidante, allowing him to see himself "with a distant eye" for the first time, and to feel the first stirring of desire. Another Cat's Table denizen, the shadowy Miss Lasqueti, is perhaps more than what she seems. And very late every night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and his fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. As the narrative moves between the decks and holds of the ship and the boy's adult years, it tells a spellbinding story--by turns poignant and electrifying--about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.
Local note
$26.00

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ondaatje, M. (2011). The cat's table (1st U.S. ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ondaatje, Michael. 2011. The Cat's Table. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ondaatje, Michael. The Cat's Table Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ondaatje, Michael. The Cat's Table 1st U.S. ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.