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The cat's table [a novel]

A new novel, by turns poignant and electrifying, about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a sea voyage.

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  • "Cat's table"
  • "The cat's table"@it

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  • "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."
  • "In the early 1950s, eleven-year-old Michael boards a huge liner in Colombo bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the lowly 'cat's table' - as far from the Captain's Table as can be - with a ragtag group of adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian Ocean the boys tumble from one adventure to another, and at night they spy on a shackled prisoner - his crime and fate a mystery that will haunt them forever...."
  • "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."
  • "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 crosses the Indian Ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: they are first exposed to the worlds of jazz, women, and literature by their eccentric fellow travelers, and together they spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever.--Back Cover."
  • "In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - 'a castle that was to cross the sea'. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly 'Cat's Table' with an eccentric group of grown-ups and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and delicious discovery to another, 'bursting all over the place like freed mercury'. And at night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner - his crime and fate a galvanising mystery that will haunt them forever..."
  • "A new novel about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a sea voyage."
  • "Boarding a 1950s ship and sent to an out-of-sight dining table with other marginalized children, an eleven-year-old boy shares adventures while traveling to various world regions, learning about jazz, women, and a shackled prisoner along the way."
  • ""In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a 'castle that was to cross the sea'. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly 'Cat's Table' with an eccentric group of grown-ups 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 become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and delicious discovery to another, 'bursting all over the place like freed mercury'. And at night, the boys spy on a shackled prisoner - his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. As the narrative moves from the decks and holds of the ship and the boy's adult years, it tells a spellbinding story about the difference between the magical openness of childhood and the burdens of earned understanding - about a life-long journey that began unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage, when all on board were 'free of the realities of the earth'."-- Publisher description."
  • "A new novel, by turns poignant and electrifying, about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a sea voyage."@en
  • "Michael, now an adult, recalls the three-week long sea voyage he took as a boy in the early 1950s to meet his mother. During the trip across the Indian Ocean the boy meets a variety of characters on board."@en
  • "Drei Kinder, zu Beginn der 50er Jahre, auf einer Seereise von Ceylon nach England. Zu der buntgemischten Gesellschaft an Bord des Schiffes gehören Außenseiter, die wie sie am Katzentisch sitzen, und andere Reisegefährten, nicht zuletzt die aus der noblen Senatorenklasse. Sie alle sind geheimnisumwitterte Objekte der Sehnsucht oder der Spekulation: der Baron, der so elegant Mitreisende bestiehlt, der todkranke Millionär oder die Artistentruppe mit Wahrsager, in den sich Emily verliebt."
  • ""A principios de los años cincuenta, Mina, un chico de once años, se embarca en un transatlántico que se dirige desde Colombo hacia Inglaterra. En el comedor lo sientan en la modesta 'mesa del gato', la más alejada de la mesa del capitán, con un excéntrico grupo de pasajeros y otros dos jóvenes. De noche asisten, fascinados, a los paseos por cubierta de un preso encadenado cuyo delito los obsesionará para siempre, mientras que la hermosa y enigmática Emily se convierte en la causa del despertar del deseo sexual." --P. [4] of cover."

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  • "Sea stories"@es
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Roman d'éducation"
  • "Adventure stories"@en
  • "Adventure stories"
  • "CD"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Book club kit"@en
  • "Powieść kanadyjska w języku angielskim"@pl
  • "Powieść kanadyjska w języku angielskim"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Novela canadiense"@es
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Kanadské romány (anglicky)"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Roman canadien"
  • "Canadian fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Adventure fiction"@es
  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "Adventure fiction"@en
  • "Bestseller 2011 (Englisch)"
  • "Miscellaneous fiction"
  • "Novels"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Bildungsromans"@es
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Canadian fiction (English)"

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  • "El viaje de Mina"@es
  • "El viaje de Mina"
  • "Mayinā gē năv gamana"
  • "The cat's table [a novel]"@en
  • "Katzentisch Roman"
  • "La table des autres"
  • "Кошкин стол"
  • "The cat's table"
  • "The cat's table"@en
  • "The Cat's Table"
  • "The Cat's Table"@en
  • "貓桌上的水手"
  • "Stůl v koutě"
  • "Kattens bord"@sv
  • "Kattens bord"@da
  • "고양이 테이블 = The cat's table"
  • "The cat's table : [a novel]"
  • "La table des autres : roman"
  • "The cat's table [text (large print)]"
  • "De kattentafel"
  • "L'ora prima dell'alba : romanzo"@it
  • "The cat's table : a novel"
  • "El viaje de mina"
  • "Koyangi t'eibŭl = The cat's table"
  • "Putnik sa Cejlona"
  • "Katzentisch ungekürzte Lesung"
  • "L'ora prima dell'alba"@it
  • "L'ora prima dell'alba"
  • "Przy dziecięcym stole"@pl
  • "Przy dziecięcym stole"
  • "Koshkin stol"
  • "Katzentisch : Roman"
  • "Mao zhuo shang de shui shou"

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