On Cats

by Doris Lessing

ISBN: 9780007285518

Published: 2008

"The cats that have shared Doris Lessing's life have characters as vivid as any person: ragbag Rufus, beautiful Charles, the unequalled El Magnifico. First intrigued by the wild creatures on the African farm where she grew up, Lessing's fascination with felines was nurtured by the handsome domesticated creatures who inhabited her flats in London, and grew into real love with the awkwardly lovable El Magnifico, the last cat to share her home." "Bringing together the celebrated stories, Particularly Cats and Rufus the Survivor, and the memoir, The Old Age of El Magnifico, this book brilliantly evokes the subtleties of feline existence and convinces us of the reasons why cats really matter."--BOOK JACKET.