THE CAT'S TABLE

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 270 pages. The author's sixth novel. One of Michael Ondaatje's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. "Autographed Copy" round white sticker pasted in front. Presents Michael Ondaatje's "The Cat's Table". The chronicle of a young boy's passage - he has the same first name as the author - from Sri Lanka to London aboard the Oronsay, as it unfolds and in retrospect, in the characteristic Ondaatje style. "Follows 11-year-old Michael as he immerses himself in the hidden corners and relationships of a temporary floating world, overcoming its physical boundaries with the expanse of his imagination. The boy's companions at the so-called cat's table, where the ship's unconnected strays dine together, become his friends and teachers, each leading him closer to the key that unlocks the Oronsay's mystery decades later. A quiet masterpiece by a writer at the height of his craft" (Mia Lipman). An absolute "must-have" title for Michael Ondaatje collectors. This Autographed Copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Michael Ondaatje. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1992 for "The English Patient". One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MICHAEL ONDAATJE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0307700119.