![]() In one of my favorite books, The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Vintage), there's a scene in which author, cultural ecologist, philosopher and sleight-of-hand magician David Abram is rolling a coin over his knuckles-a magician's exercise-on a cliff's edge in Nepal. The possibility for humans and animals to communicate, with or without a mutual language skill set, has long fascinated us. I'd read portions of the book aloud to my wife and they overheard. Actually, they didn't have to say anything. My cats told me to write this: The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a wonderful tale that rings true with their own experiences. Nana, the feline narrator, has his own opinion: "Humans who think we don't understand them are the stupid ones." ![]() ![]() He's pretty bright," Satoru tells a friend in Hiro Arikawa's The Travelling Cat Chronicles (translated by Philip Gabriel Berkley). "Sometimes, I get the feeling he can understand what people are saying. ![]()
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