The Cat (novel)

1967 novel by Georges Simenon

The Cat

First edition

Author| Georges Simenon
Original title| Le Chat
Language| French
Genre| Psychological fiction
Black comedy
Publisher| Presses de la Cité

Publication date

| 1967
Publication place| France

The Cat (French: Le Chat) is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, released in 1967.

## Overview

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The novel was written, usually for Simenon, within a short period of two weeks between September and October 1966.[1] It was published in France in 1967 by Presses de la Cité, after Simenon had already released around 200 other books. The work bears elements of psychological fiction[2] and black comedy.[3][4] It tells a story of an elderly married couple in their early 70s, who have been loathing each other for years for killing each other's pets. They have not been talking, their only form of communication being occasional notes on scraps of paper.[5] However, they are soon to understand that they cannot live without each other. The storyline of The Cat is speculated to have originated from the author's difficult relationship with his mother.[1]

The Cat met with positive reception, receiving a favorable review from Richard Boston of The New York Times.[6] The English version was released by Hamish Hamilton, translated by Bernard Frechtman.[7] Pierre Granier-Deferre adapted the story into a film, which premiered in 1971 in France as Le Chat, and starred Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Encres Vagabondes". www.encres-vagabondes.com (in French). Retrieved 2012-11-09.
2. ^ "Le chat - Georges Simenon - 1967". www.bibliotheca.be (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
3. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, The Other Simenon, The Cat". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
4. ^ "Le chat - Georges Simenon". www.omnibus.tm.fr (in French). Retrieved 2012-11-09.
5. ^ "The Cat by Georges Simenon". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
6. ^ Richard Boston. "The Other Side of Love". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
7. ^ "The Cat by Georges Simenon - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

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* The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1931)
* The Crime at Lock 14 (1931)
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* The Sailors' Rendezvous (1931)
* Maigret at the Gai-Moulin (1931)
* Guinguette by the Seine (1931)
* The Shadow in the Courtyard (1932)
* Maigret Goes Home (1932)
* The Flemish Shop (1932)
* Death of a Harbour Master (1932)
* The Madman of Bergerac (1932)
* Maigret in Exile (1940)
* Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (1942)
* Maigret and the Spinster (1942)
* To Any Lengths (1944)
* Maigret and the Toy Village (1944)
* Maigret Gets Angry (1947)
* Maigret in New York (1947)
* A Summer Holiday (1948)
* Maigret's Dead Man (1948)
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* My Friend Maigret (1949)
* Maigret and the Coroner (1949)
* Maigret and the Old Lady (1950)
* Madame Maigret's Own Case (1950)
* Maigret's Memoirs (1950)
* Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper (1950)
* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (1951)
* Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters (1951)
* Maigret's Revolver (1952)
* Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard (1953)
* Maigret's Mistake (1953)
* Maigret Goes to School (1954)
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* Maigret Sets a Trap (1955)
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* Maigret Has Scruples (1958)
* Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (1961)
* Maigret and the Saturday Caller (1962)
* Maigret and the Dosser (1963)
* Maigret on the Defensive (1964)
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* Maigret Hesitates (1968)
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* Maigret and the Loner (1971)
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* Les Fiançailles de M. Hire (1933)
* The Night Club (1933)
* Tropic Moon (1933)
* Chit of a Girl (1938)
* The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1938)
* Le Bourgmestre de Furnes (1939)
* The Strangers in the House (1940)
* Strange Inheritance (1941)
* La Veuve Couderc (1942)
* Young Cardinaud (1942)
* Act of Passion (1946)
* The Mahé Circle (1946)
* The Couple from Poitiers (1946)
* Pedigree (1948)
* The Bottom of the Bottle (1949)
* Belle (1952)
* Red Lights (1953)
* The Watchmaker of Everton (1954)
* The Little Man from Archangel (1956)
* The Cat (1967)
* The Man on the Bench in the Barn (1968)
* The Prison (1968)
* The Disappearance of Odile (1971)
* The Glass Cage (1971)

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