/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.18104957]

Books about cats?

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[Anonymous No.18105073]

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[Anonymous No.18105169]

im trans btw if that helps

[Anonymous No.18105219]

The Cat Inside by William S Burroughs

[Anonymous No.18105260]

Written by a total pussy.

[Anonymous No.18105296]

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[Anonymous No.18105333]

>>18104957
Written by a German-Turk who hates Muslims. Also there is cat sex in it.

[Anonymous No.18105340]

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>>18105340
You should totally post that on Facebook and see how many likes you can get, lmao

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>>18105333
I watched the movie and thoughly enjoyed the cat sex and islamophobia, would recommend.

[Anonymous No.18105526]

>>18105340
I really like the white letters plastered there when the word crosses over onto him.

it makes me smile for some reason.

[Anonymous No.18105794]

>>18104957
gusic - gusic

[Anonymous No.18105805]

Good thread

[Anonymous No.18105832]

We're gonna sit here and talk cat literature and not mention Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats? Its eliot's book of light verse.
By far the funnest book he wrote and if you dont like it get the stick out your ass and poke your eyes out with it.

[Anonymous No.18106265]

>>18105073
Ywnbj

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>>18105438
Go back nigger

[Anonymous No.18106282]

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[Anonymous No.18106290]

Frankly I hate domesticated cats and think they should be exterminated.

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>>18106290
No dogs allowed ITT

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>>18105219
Seconding

[Anonymous No.18108192]

>>18104957
’Twas on a lofty vase’s side,
Where China’s gayest art had dyed
The azure flowers that blow;
Demurest of the tabby kind,
The pensive Selima, reclined,
Gazed on the lake below.

Her conscious tail her joy declared;
The fair round face, the snowy beard,
The velvet of her paws,
Her coat, that with the tortoise vies,
Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes,
She saw; and purred applause.

Still had she gazed; but ’midst the tide
Two angel forms were seen to glide,
The genii of the stream;
Their scaly armour’s Tyrian hue
Through richest purple to the view
Betrayed a golden gleam.

The hapless nymph with wonder saw;
A whisker first and then a claw,
With many an ardent wish,
She stretched in vain to reach the prize.
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat’s averse to fish?

Presumptuous maid! with looks intent
Again she stretch’d, again she bent,
Nor knew the gulf between.
(Malignant Fate sat by, and smiled)
The slippery verge her feet beguiled,
She tumbled headlong in.
Eight times emerging from the flood
She mewed to every watery god,
Some speedy aid to send.
No dolphin came, no Nereid stirred;
Nor cruel Tom, nor Susan heard;
A Favourite has no friend!

From hence, ye beauties, undeceived,
Know, one false step is ne’er retrieved,
And be with caution bold.
Not all that tempts your wandering eyes
And heedless hearts, is lawful prize;
Nor all that glisters, gold.

[Anonymous No.18108219]

>>18104957
"Tommy The Cat"

Well, I remember it as though it were a meal ago

Said Tommy the Cat as he reeled back to clear whatever foreign matter may have nestled its way into his mighty throat
Many a fat alley rat had met its demise while staring point blank down the cavernous barrel of this awesome prowling machine
Truly a wonder of nature this urban predator
Tommy the Cat had many a story to tell
But it was a rare occasion such as this that he did

Well, she came slidin' down the alleyway like butter drippin' off a hot biscuit
The aroma, the mean scent, was enough to arouse suspicion in even the oldest of the tigers that hung around the hot spot in those days
The sight was beyond belief
Many a head snapped for double - even triple - takes as this vivacious feline made her way into the delta of the alleyway where the most virile of the young tabbies were known to hang out

They hung in droves. Such a multitude of masculinity could only be found in one place
And that was O'Malley's Alley

The air was thick with cat calls (no pun intended)
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered up into the heart of the alley
She knew what she wanted
She was lookin' for that stud bull, she was lookin' for that he-cat
And that was me

Tommy the Cat is my name and I say unto thee

[Repeat until the end:]
Say baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby do you wanna lay down by my side
Hey baby do you wanna lay down with me
Say baby
Say baby

[Anonymous No.18108231]

>>18104957
The Naming of Cats
by T. S. ELLIOT

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

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[Anonymous No.18108480]

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe.
Short story but it’s peak cat literature.

[Anonymous No.18108668]

ITT

[Anonymous No.18108692]

>>18104957
Some good picture books on cats.

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>>18108692
>The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye

[Anonymous No.18108768]

>>18108692
>no Mog

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[Anonymous No.18109486]

Pangur Ban
I and Pangur Ban my cat,
'Tis a like task we are at:
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.

Better far than praise of men
'Tis to sit with book and pen;
Pangur bears me no ill-will,
He too plies his simple skill.

'Tis a merry task to see
At our tasks how glad are we,
When at home we sit and find
Entertainment to our mind.

Oftentimes a mouse will stray
In the hero Pangur's way;
Oftentimes my keen thought set
Takes a meaning in its net.

'Gainst the wall he sets his eye
Full and fierce and sharp and sly;
'Gainst the wall of knowledge I
All my little wisdom try.

When a mouse darts from its den,
O how glad is Pangur then!
O what gladness do I prove
When I solve the doubts I love!

So in peace our task we ply,
Pangur Ban, my cat, and I;
In our arts we find our bliss,
I have mine and he has his.

Practice every day has made
Pangur perfect in his trade;
I get wisdom day and night
Turning darkness into light.

[Anonymous No.18109511]

Pangur Bán

Messe ocus Pangur Bán,
cechtar nathar fria saindan:
bíth a menmasam fri seilgg,
mu memna céin im saincheirdd

Caraimse fos (ferr cach clu)
oc mu lebran, leir ingnu;
ni foirmtech frimm Pangur Bán:
caraid cesin a maccdán.

O ru biam (scél cen scís)
innar tegdais, ar n-oendís,
taithiunn, dichrichide clius,
ni fris tarddam ar n-áthius.

Gnáth, huaraib, ar gressaib gal
glenaid luch inna línsam;
os mé, du-fuit im lín chéin
dliged ndoraid cu ndronchéill.

Fuachaidsem fri frega fál
a rosc, a nglése comlán;
fuachimm chein fri fegi fis
mu rosc reil, cesu imdis

Faelidsem cu ndene dul
hi nglen luch inna gerchrub;
hi tucu cheist ndoraid ndil
os me chene am faelid.

Cia beimmi a-min nach ré
ni derban cách a chele:
maith la cechtar nár a dán;
subaigthius a óenurán.

He fesin as choimsid dáu
in muid du-ngni cach oenláu;
du thabairt doraid du glé
for mu mud cein am messe.

[Anonymous No.18110149]

>>18104957
E. T. A. Hoffmann. The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr

[Anonymous No.18110179]

>>18110149

Bonus points for the incest scene.

[Anonymous No.18110257]

>>18110179
Man, absolutely forgot about that!

[Anonymous No.18110342]

>>18108192
Incredible