{"product_id":"another-insane-devotion-on-the-love-of-cats-and-persons-paperback","title":"Another Insane Devotion: On the Love of Cats and Persons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"a genuine American Dostoevsky\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e): a dazzling, funny, bittersweet exploration of the mysteries of relationship, both human and animal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his favorite cat Biscuit goes missing, Peter Trachtenberg sets out to find her. The journey takes him 700 miles and many years into his past-- into the history of his relationships with cats and the history of his relationship with his wife F., who may herself be on the verge of disappearing. What ensues is a work that recalls travel narratives from \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Journey \u003c\/i\u003eto W. G. Sebald's \u003ci\u003eThe Rings of Saturn. \u003c\/i\u003eTrachtenberg ponders the mysteries of feline intelligence (why do cats score worse on some tests than pigeons?), the origins of their domestication, their terrible treatment during the Middle Ages. He also looks at the riddle of why any of us loves whom we love and all the unforeseen places to which that devotion leads us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Calamities\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e7 Tattoos: A Memoir in the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of Whiting Writers Award, a Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction, and a Bellagio Residency. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PeterTrachtenberg.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53193106260275,"sku":"9780738217291","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tI369gHcmi9780738217291.webp?v=1775109024","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/another-insane-devotion-on-the-love-of-cats-and-persons-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}