{"product_id":"another-insane-devotion-peter-trachtenberg-9780738217291","title":"Another Insane Devotion: On the Love of Cats and Persons","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"a genuine American Dostoevsky\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e): a dazzling, funny, bittersweet exploration of the mysteries of relationship, both human and animal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his favorite cat Biscuit goes missing, Peter Trachtenberg sets out to find her. The journey takes him 700 miles and many years into his past-- into the history of his relationships with cats and the history of his relationship with his wife F., who may herself be on the verge of disappearing. What ensues is a work that recalls travel narratives from \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Journey \u003c\/i\u003eto W. G. Sebald's \u003ci\u003eThe Rings of Saturn. \u003c\/i\u003eTrachtenberg ponders the mysteries of feline intelligence (why do cats score worse on some tests than pigeons?), the origins of their domestication, their terrible treatment during the Middle Ages. He also looks at the riddle of why any of us loves whom we love and all the unforeseen places to which that devotion leads us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Trachtenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738217298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738217291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.58w x 0.80d","brand":"Peter Trachtenberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925762048255,"sku":"9780738217291","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3c55fce5-2d6c-4da5-ae88-be6529227448.jpg?v=1681079201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/another-insane-devotion-peter-trachtenberg-9780738217291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}