{"product_id":"the-cats-table-paperback","title":"The Cat's Table - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Ondaatje\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the \"cat's table\"--as far from the Captain's Table as can be--with a ragtag group of \"insignificant\" adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian Ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: they are first exposed to the magical worlds of jazz, women, and literature by their eccentric fellow travelers, and together they spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. By turns poignant and electrifying, \u003ci\u003eThe Cat's Table\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding story about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood, and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Ondaatje is the author of five previous novels, a memoir, a nonfiction book on film, and several books of poetry. \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e won the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAnil's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e won the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, the Giller Prize, and the Prix Médicis. Born in Sri Lanka, Michael Ondaatje now lives in Toronto. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.michaelondaatje.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.01 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685106946111,"sku":"9780307744418","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e0378a746f8d4fec3eff49ec47a85926.webp?v=1764969908","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cats-table-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}