The Life Views of Cat Murr

The learned cat Murr, a descendant of Puss in Boots, dipping his fluffy paw in ink, writes about his difficult feline life: how he grew up, fell in love, and fought in duels. Sipping herring brine, he reflects in his... notes on science, composes sonnets, and makes sarcastic remarks about people. Due to a printing error, the story of the cat-writer is whimsically interwoven with the biography of the talented conductor Johannes Kreisler, wandering from one princely court to another. Fragments of his biography are punctuated from time to time by Murr's revelations. "The Life Views of Cat Murr" is a satirical novel considered the pinnacle of the writer's creativity, combining a romantic atmosphere, biting satire on the contemporary Germany of the author, and reflections on art.