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.

June 6, 2009

June 6 1875

Thomas Mann the German novelist, was born on June 6, 1875. His novel, Joesph the Provider, (1943) gives us a glimpse of the novelist's imagination. He describes the Egyptian's as putting cat fat on the lids of food containers, to deter mice. Mann was at time he wrote the Joseph tetralogy, already the winner of a Nobel, for his earlier Buddenbrooks.
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