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Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats

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The Purr-fect Gift for Cat Lovers β€” Discover the literary legend's quirky and winsome cat poems, meditations, and drawings. Includes the hard-to-find The Art of Bunditsu, plus 30+ other delights from a lifetime of reflection on the mystery and magic of cats. "The presence of a... Read More
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats

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The Purr-fect Gift for Cat Lovers β€” Discover the literary legend's quirky and winsome cat poems, meditations, and drawings.

Includes the hard-to-find The Art of Bunditsu, plus 30+ other delights from a lifetime of reflection on the mystery and magic of cats.

"The presence of a cat keeps me in touch with the mystery, the unreasonableness, the beauty, the stubborn wildness of the nonhuman world." In her life as in her art, Ursula K. Le Guin was fascinated by the feline. This irresistible book about cats gathers poems, meditations, and drawings dedicated to the complicated creature that captured her imagination. Here are:

  • The Art of Bunditsu, Le Guin's hard-to-find "tabbist" meditation on the arranging of cats
  • 26 cat poems, many illustrated by Le Guin herself
  • The Historic First Issue! of Le Guin's one-of-a-kind cat comic book, Supermouse Comix!
  • Cat Correspondence β€” letters between Le Guin's cat and those of her daughter detailing the Five Deliberations that cats spend their lives studying
  • Cat Tai Chi, as depicted in a charming series of drawings

A first-of-its-kind collection from a science fiction legend, this delightful purr-purri is a gift for cat lovers and Le Guin fans!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781598538298

Publisher: The Library of America

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 October 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: The Library of America

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 143.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was the recipient of multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

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