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The Cat's Table

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The Cat's Table
The Cat's Table

Ocean voyage of youth, discovery, and eccentric companions.

"The Cat's Table" by Michael Ondaatje is a voyage you won't want to miss. If you're intrigued by tales of youth intertwined with the allure of travel and the mysteries one can encounter, this book offers a blend of adventure and poignant growth. Following the journey of a young boy among a cast of quirky characters, you'll embark on a coming-of-age story that's both richly detailed and deeply human, set against the canvas of the open sea.

  • Hammett Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Cat's Table

by Michael Ondaatje
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ISBN: 9780099554424
Authors: Michael Ondaatje
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.62
(rated by 27024 readers)

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What had there been before such a ship in my life? A dugout canoe on a river journey? A launch in Trincomalee harbour? There were always fishing boats on our horizon. But I could never have imagined the grandeur of this castle that was to cross the sea. In the early 1950s, eleven-year-old Michael boards a huge liner in Colombo bound for England. At mealtime 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...
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Ocean voyage of youth, discovery, and eccentric companions.

"The Cat's Table" by Michael Ondaatje is a voyage you won't want to miss. If you're intrigued by tales of youth intertwined with the allure of travel and the mysteries one can encounter, this book offers a blend of adventure and poignant growth. Following the journey of a young boy among a cast of quirky characters, you'll embark on a coming-of-age story that's both richly detailed and deeply human, set against the canvas of the open sea.

  • Hammett Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2011)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2012)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.