The Life and Opinions of Kater Murr (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffman
- First Published: 1819
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries
- Setting: Germany
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Dogs, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Music or musicians, Poetry or poets, Cats, Eighteenth century, Composers, Germany or German people, Biography, Animals
- Locales: Germany
Characters Discussed
Kater Murr (KAH-tehr mewr), a literary tomcat. After being adopted by Master Abraham, he uses his extraordinary intelligence to learn to read and write. His literary masterpiece is his autobiography, written on the back of discarded leaves that happen to contain Kreisler’s biography. His death brings a premature end to his memoirs after two volumes. In his egotistical view of himself, Murr is a genius. He feels no embarrassment at expecting future generations of cats to idolize him, and he holds nothing back about the follies of his adolescence, including...
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