The Cats of Copenhagen
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| Author | James Joyce |
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| Illustrator | Casey Sorrow |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Ithys Press |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 40 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-9570684-1-4 |
The Cats of Copenhagen is a posthumously published short story written by Irish author James Joyce and illustrated by American artist Casey Sorrow. Written on 5 September 1936 in the titular city in a postcard to his grandson Stephen James Joyce, it was not published until 2012, by Ithys Press, when Joyce's work entered the public domain in certain jurisdictions.[1]
The story describes the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, where "things are not as they seem", and is critical of "fat cats" and other authority figures.