The Unadulterated Cat
 First edition | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gray Jolliffe |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Cat behavior |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Gollancz (1989, 1992) Orion (2002) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardcover and paperback |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7528-5369-7 |
The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett, illustrated by Gray Jolliffe, is a book written to promote what Pratchett terms the 'Real Cat', a cat who urinates in the flowerbeds, rips up the furniture, and eats frogs, mice and sundry other small animals. The opposite of the Real Cat is the 'Fizzy Keg Cat', a well-behaved and bland kind, as seen on cat food advertisements. It was first published 1989 by Gollancz.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Translations
- Автентичната котка (Bulgarian)
- Nefalšovaná kočka (Czech)
- De echte kat (Dutch)
- Tosikissa ei kirppuja kiroile (Finnish)
- Sacrés chats ! (French)
- Die gemeine Hauskatze (German)
- Az igazi macska: Kampány az igazi macskáért (Hungarian)
- Il Gatto D.O.C. (Italian)
- Kot w stanie czystym (Polish)
- Кот без дураков (Russian)
- Riktiga Katter bär inte Rosett (Swedish)
References
- ^ Butler, Andrew M., ed. (2007). An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett. Oxford: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 389–390. ISBN 978-1-84645-001-3. ISSN 2782-4543. Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Vorobets, T. A.; Gerdt, E. V.; Lobkova, E. V. (2023). "Проблема интерпретации окказиональных имен собственных в цикле стихов Т. Элиота «Популярная наука о кошках, написанная Старым Опоссумом» и повести Т. Пратчетта «Кот без дураков» и особенности их передачи в русскоязычных переводах" [The problem of interpretation of occasional proper names in T. S. Eliot's cycle of poems "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats" and T. Pratchett's novel "The Unadulterated Cat" and the peculiarities of their rendering in Russian translations]. Philology. Theory & Practice (in Russian). 16 (6): 1920–1929. doi:10.30853/phil20230291. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Tyce, Cathy (1992-11-26). "Just purr-fect for the cat lover". Kent Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Donald, Colin (2001-12-09). "New Paperbacks. The Unadulterated Cat: Terry Pratchett and Gray Jolliffe". The Daily Yomiuri. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Harrison, David (1989-10-28). "A walk on the Wilde side..." Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Job, Patricia (1990-03-26). "Paperbacks". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17 – via Newspapers.com.
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