The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

April 22, 2009

April 22, 1899

Some sources say Vladimir Nabokov was born on April 22, 1899. His book King, Queen, Knave, has this passage involving a cat:

"As she passed the cat's chair, she tilted it and said "Shoo," and the cat,
magically four-legged again, slipped off the seat and vanished."

Perhaps Nabokov was jealous of the cat's butterfly catching abilities.
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