The Cat Inside

Best known for the wild, phantasmagoric satire of works like Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs reveals another, gentler side in The Cat Inside. Originally published as a limited-edition volume, this moving and witty discourse on cats combines deadpan routines and dream passages with a heartwarming account of Burroughs's unexpected friendships with the many cats he has known. It is also a meditation on the long, mysterious relationship between cats and their human hosts, which Burroughs traces back to the Egyptian cult of the "animal other." With its street sense and whiplash prose, The Cat Inside is a genuine revelation for Burroughs fans and cat lovers alike.

Author: William S. Burroughs
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/29/2002
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.08w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780142000250
ISBN10: 0142000256
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Pets | Cats | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Memoirs

About the Author
William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)--guru of the Beat Generation, controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satirists--had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include Naked Lunch, Queer, Exterminator!, The Cat Inside, The Western Lands, and Interzone.