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City of Cats
It's 384 A.D., the dawn of the monotheistic state. City of Cats follows the tumultuous events of one decisive year in the life of Lupicinus, powerful advisor to the Pope, who lives a duplicitous life as a clandestine non-believer, and Saturnine, the unconverted wife of a Christian senator who secretly writes against the Church.
Lupicinus and Saturnine are brought together and their lives changed forever by Kharapan, a Stoic philosopher from a remote land outside the Empire. Kharapan remains true to his principles and loyal to his friends even as he, and the ancient idea of philosophy as a way of life itself, teeter on the brink of extinction.
City of Cats, deeply relevant to our time, is about the soul-rending decisions people are forced to make when the course of history is against them. It is a brilliant and thoughtful exploration of the philosophic way of life that once flourished in Western culture.
Lupicinus and Saturnine are brought together and their lives changed forever by Kharapan, a Stoic philosopher from a remote land outside the Empire. Kharapan remains true to his principles and loyal to his friends even as he, and the ancient idea of philosophy as a way of life itself, teeter on the brink of extinction.
City of Cats, deeply relevant to our time, is about the soul-rending decisions people are forced to make when the course of history is against them. It is a brilliant and thoughtful exploration of the philosophic way of life that once flourished in Western culture.
441 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 20, 2016
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Max Diksztejn
1 book22 followersMax Diksztejn lives in San Francisco. City of Cats is her first novel.
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July 7, 2019
I read this book about a year and a half ago. I can agree that it was a bit difficult to get into, however I found it a fun read. Mostly because as I read it, I allowed myself to act out the arguments and then remain puzzled yet enlightened by some of the theories within the book. It aas a completely new genre for me to read and because of it, if allowed me to get back into reading. While bot being able to understand the story entirely, it left me with an urge to keep on reading which i am so thankful for. I can’t seem to ever part with this book knowing the motivation it gave me to dive deeper into the world of reading.
June 19, 2018
Confusing story
It took me a long time to be able to understand and absorb this book. First it was about Christianity then it turned to be about one man from one city against another man from another city.
I was not impressed.
It took me a long time to be able to understand and absorb this book. First it was about Christianity then it turned to be about one man from one city against another man from another city.
I was not impressed.
March 23, 2018
Throughly enjoyed this book
April 19, 2018
Hard to get into
I’ll try again, but I couldn’t get into it just now...I wasn’t able to like the female character, but I’ll have another go at it soon.
I’ll try again, but I couldn’t get into it just now...I wasn’t able to like the female character, but I’ll have another go at it soon.
May 23, 2018
Agree with other reviewers, hard to get into
Want to read
March 20, 2018I'm extremely excited to read this. I'll update my review when read
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