The Resource The cat's table, Michael Ondaatje
The cat's table, Michael Ondaatje
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Isbn
- 9780307700117
- Label
- The cat's table
- Title
- The cat's table
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Ondaatje
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ondaatje, Michael
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9199.3.O5
- LC item number
- C38 2011
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Ocean travel
- Label
- The cat's table, Michael Ondaatje
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1296086
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307700117
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011020820
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1296086
- (OCoLC)697261660
- Label
- The cat's table, Michael Ondaatje
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1296086
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Extent
- 269 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307700117
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011020820
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1296086
- (OCoLC)697261660
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