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Felidae / Francis
FelidaeFrancis, der samtpfotige Klugscheißer, ist neu im Revier. Als er bei seinem ersten Erkundungsspaziergang auf einen grausam zugerichteten toten Artgenossen stößt, ist ihm klar, dass hier seine Intelligenz gefordert ist.Eine Tierfabel, die in einem spannenden und furiosen Finale menschlich-moralische Abgründe enthüllt.FrancisFrancis, der neugierige Katzendetektiv, geht aufs Land. Was als gepflegter Ausbruch aus den häuslichen Verhältnissen beginnt, wird zu einer wahren Odyssee des Schreckens. Die Grausamkeit der Tiere und der Wahn des Menschen fordern ihren Tribut...
- GenresFantasyGerman Literature
604 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Akif Pirinçci
39 books76 followersAkif Pirinçci (pronunciation: [piːʁɪntʃi]) is a German writer of Turkish origin who is best known internationally for his novel Felidae.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Pirinçci was born on the 20th October 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey, but emigrated to Germany together with his parents in 1969. He began to write fiction at a young age, and published his first novel Tränen sind immer das Ende (literally, "tears always are the end") in 1980, at the age of 21. His next literary work, published in 1989, was the novel Felidae, a work of crime fiction with cats as the main protagonists. The novel has been translated into 17 languages and became an international bestseller. Due to the enormous success of the novel, Pirinçci expanded his concept of "cat crime fiction" and published several sequels to Felidae, out of which two, namely Francis (Felidae II) and Salve Roma, have been translated into English. An animated movie based on Felidae, the script of which had been co-written by Pirinçci, was produced in Germany in 1994, and was also dubbed in English. Pirinçci has published several other novels which were not set in the fictional reality of the Felidae series. Of these, his novel Die Damalstür -- based on which a movie was produced in Germany as well, and which is currently also under consideration for screen adaptation in Hollywood -- was recently translated and published in English under the title The Back Door.
Pirinçci currently lives in Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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August 20, 2021
9.5/10
Felidae is one of my favourite books, hands down. I got to know about it because of the movie of the same name, but do not watch the movie if you havn't read the book!
Francis, the fictional author of this book, is a cat. A quite intelligent cat at that; he just moved to town, and is quickly confronted by a weird series of apparently disconnected murders that are happening in his neighbourhood. He is quick to receive allies in his investigation, but most cats don't see the dots linking the murders... only with time Francis will understand the history of the town, the weird things that happened in his very house in the past, and how it all connects...
The story is magnificent, a real genius stroke, and the book isn't just grim and gruesome (and it is gruesome!), but it can also be witty and funny and it also teaches you a lot about cats on top!!
A masterpiece!!
For a more detailed (Italian) review, read here:
http://checkpointcafe.wordpress.com/2...
Felidae is one of my favourite books, hands down. I got to know about it because of the movie of the same name, but do not watch the movie if you havn't read the book!
Francis, the fictional author of this book, is a cat. A quite intelligent cat at that; he just moved to town, and is quickly confronted by a weird series of apparently disconnected murders that are happening in his neighbourhood. He is quick to receive allies in his investigation, but most cats don't see the dots linking the murders... only with time Francis will understand the history of the town, the weird things that happened in his very house in the past, and how it all connects...
The story is magnificent, a real genius stroke, and the book isn't just grim and gruesome (and it is gruesome!), but it can also be witty and funny and it also teaches you a lot about cats on top!!
A masterpiece!!
For a more detailed (Italian) review, read here:
http://checkpointcafe.wordpress.com/2...
December 31, 2015
Furchtbar, überhaupt nicht meins, "Francis" habe ich nicht mehr komplett gelesen.
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