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Lost Cat
A Memoir
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Lost Cat
'Last year I lost my cat Gattino. He was very young, at seven months barely an adolescent. He is probably dead but I don't know for certain.'
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So begins Mary Gaitskill's stunning long essay, the closest thing she has written to a memoir, about a lost cat and a pair of adopted children. In this searing piece about loss, love, safety and fear, Gaitskill applies her razor-sharp writing to her most personal subjects yet.
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Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill is a poignant exploration of love, loss, and the connections between humans and animals. The memoir touches on themes of grief and healing, as Gaitskill reflects on her relationship with a stray cat and her own family. Reviewers appreciate her candid and emotional storytelling, which offers a deep and introspective look into personal and universal struggles.
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ISBN: 9781911547808
Publisher: Daunt Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Daunt Books
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Mary Gaitskill is the author of the story collections Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To (nominated for the PEN/ Faulkner Award), and Don't Cry, the novels The Mare, Veronica (nominated for the National Book Award), and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, and a collection of essays, Somebody With A Little Hammer. Her stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, Artforum, and Granta, among many other journals, as well as in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories.
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