Cat and MouseThe setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke's "mouse"-his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |
Contents
Section 1 | 7 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 40 |
Section 4 | 51 |
Section 5 | 64 |
Section 6 | 72 |
Section 7 | 84 |
Section 8 | 101 |
Section 9 | 116 |
Section 10 | 132 |
Section 11 | 143 |
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