Of Cats and Kings

Clare de Vries (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2002
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-5809-5 (ISBN)

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The sequel to "I & Claudius", this title finds the author searching for the perfect replacement for Claudius in Burma and Thailand. Finally she discovers the perfect kittens hidden in a remote temple in Thailand. All she has to do is give a donation to the monk who owns them. Or so she thinks.

Last seen taking her beloved brown Burmese cat Claudius on a final tour of the United States in I & CLAUDIUS, Clare de Vries now searches for the perfect replacement in Burma and Thailand. In Burma, whilst learning the basic Buddhist tenets and being liberally doused during the annual Thingyan celebrations, Clare encounters brave and dignified people from all walks of life, struggling in this beautiful yet politically oppressed country. But no cats. Instead she finds nats at Mount Popa, temple-strewn plains in Bagan and a monastery full of jumping cats in Inle. In Thailand, whilst veering from nasty dives to luxurious spas, from white beaches to the smoggy lanes of Bangkok, from lecherous cat-breeders to ruthless elephant-trainers, Clare learns the history of the precious Siamese/Burmese cats and the royals that nurtured them. Finally she discovers the perfect kittens, hidden in a remote temple. All she has to do is give a donation to the monk who owns them. Or so she thinks.

Clare de Vries is a freelance journalist and travel writer. Her first book I & CLAUDIUS is published by Bloomsbury

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.4.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
ISBN-10	0-7475-5809-4 / 0747558094
ISBN-13	978-0-7475-5809-5 / 9780747558095
Zustand	Neuware