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This product is a product made by YES24. (Individual returns are not possible.) [Book] Cat 1 | Author/Translator | Open Books [Book] Cat 2 | Author/Translator | Open Books This time, Berber looks at the future of humanity through the eyes of a cat. Bernard Werber, the author of the most popular novel in the world, chosen by Yes24 readers as the #1 author loved by Koreans, has published his new novel, The Cat (2 volumes), translated by professional translator Jeon Mi-yeon, through Open Books. As the title suggests, "The Cat" is a work that looks at human civilization from the perspective of the main character, a cat. In France, it enjoyed greater popularity than "Sleep," which also became a bestseller in Korea last year (300,000 copies sold in France to date). Bastet, a female cat living in Paris. Through the TV screen turned on by the 'butler' and the increasingly frequent gunshots in the alley, she begins to sense that the comfortable daily life she had taken for granted is slowly collapsing. Around this time, Bastet becomes friends with Pythagoras, a cat who moves in next door and who, for some reason, 'knows too much' about the human world... Berber's work, which has continuously challenged human-centrism and contemplated the appropriate position humans should occupy on this planet by introducing the perspective of others that humans find difficult to imagine, began with his first work, "The Ants." However, in this work, "The Cat," we see that his awareness of the problem has matured and developed further. In Berber's view, dialogue with the species on this planet is necessary. Not just for the sake of human interest or the expansion of knowledge, but because here lies the answer that can help humanity escape the self-destructive path of war and terrorism. Berber's skill in humorously blending science, philosophy, and historical episodes remains intact. Translator Jeon Mi-yeon writes in her afterword that as a cat mom who cares for stray cats, this novel gave her a special satisfaction and that she was fascinated by the deep understanding that Berber showed in portraying the female cat protagonist. |
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Dog's thoughts: Humans feed me, protect me, and love me. Humans are clearly gods.
Cat's thoughts: Humans feed me, protect me, and love me. I must be a god to humans.
─ Author unknown
Dogs can understand and learn one hundred and twenty human words and behaviors.
Dogs can count to ten and can even do simple calculations like addition and subtraction.
This means that they have the same thinking ability as a five-year-old human child.
On the other hand, cats can count numbers or respond to certain words.
If you try to teach them to imitate human movements,
It immediately signals that there is no time to waste on useless things.
In human terms...
It is said that he has the same thinking ability as a fifty-year-old adult.
Professor Edmond Wells (human scientist and cat owner)
"Humans kill each other, it has nothing to do with us."
Pythagoras suddenly becomes serious and shakes his head.
"You're wrong.
The fates of our two species are closely linked.
Our cats are directly affected by humans, and now we are facing a crisis where humans could truly disappear like the dinosaurs of old.
"I think I could live without humans."
“In 1540, the plague broke out again and killed half the population.
At this time too, survivors who had been raising cats were identified as the culprits of the disaster and systematically killed.
“I think you said before that humans are smarter than us… … .”
“It was only after centuries that human scientists discovered a link between surviving the catastrophe and owning cats.
Eventually, Pope Sixtus V removed the demonic image attached to cats and allowed Christians to keep them.
From this period, called the Renaissance, cats regained their positive image in many European countries, including France.
There was even an insurance company that included a clause in their contracts requiring that cats be carried on board ships to prevent damage to food supplies.
“At that time, there was a great scientist named Isaac Newton.
The year he discovered the law of universal gravitation was 1666, when the third plague was raging in London, the capital of England.
He had left London to escape the plague and was staying in Woolsthorpe.
One afternoon, while he was napping under a tree, Newton's cat, Marion, fell on him while playing in the tree.
Newton woke up with a start and suddenly had this thought.
"Why doesn't the moon fall to the Earth when Marion falls from the tree?" Through this, he deduces one of the greatest discoveries in physics: the law of gravitation.
Later, the French writer Voltaire, who was also a cat lover, changed the cat into an apple and told the story of Newton to people.
I'm getting more and more drawn into his story.
"Newton, who was grateful to Marion for giving him scientific inspiration, made a square hole in the front door of his house so that the cat could come and go as he pleased.
Newton is the founder of modern physics and… …the inventor of the cat doorway.”
Cat's thoughts: Humans feed me, protect me, and love me. I must be a god to humans.
─ Author unknown
Dogs can understand and learn one hundred and twenty human words and behaviors.
Dogs can count to ten and can even do simple calculations like addition and subtraction.
This means that they have the same thinking ability as a five-year-old human child.
On the other hand, cats can count numbers or respond to certain words.
If you try to teach them to imitate human movements,
It immediately signals that there is no time to waste on useless things.
In human terms...
It is said that he has the same thinking ability as a fifty-year-old adult.
Professor Edmond Wells (human scientist and cat owner)
"Humans kill each other, it has nothing to do with us."
Pythagoras suddenly becomes serious and shakes his head.
"You're wrong.
The fates of our two species are closely linked.
Our cats are directly affected by humans, and now we are facing a crisis where humans could truly disappear like the dinosaurs of old.
"I think I could live without humans."
“In 1540, the plague broke out again and killed half the population.
At this time too, survivors who had been raising cats were identified as the culprits of the disaster and systematically killed.
“I think you said before that humans are smarter than us… … .”
“It was only after centuries that human scientists discovered a link between surviving the catastrophe and owning cats.
Eventually, Pope Sixtus V removed the demonic image attached to cats and allowed Christians to keep them.
From this period, called the Renaissance, cats regained their positive image in many European countries, including France.
There was even an insurance company that included a clause in their contracts requiring that cats be carried on board ships to prevent damage to food supplies.
“At that time, there was a great scientist named Isaac Newton.
The year he discovered the law of universal gravitation was 1666, when the third plague was raging in London, the capital of England.
He had left London to escape the plague and was staying in Woolsthorpe.
One afternoon, while he was napping under a tree, Newton's cat, Marion, fell on him while playing in the tree.
Newton woke up with a start and suddenly had this thought.
"Why doesn't the moon fall to the Earth when Marion falls from the tree?" Through this, he deduces one of the greatest discoveries in physics: the law of gravitation.
Later, the French writer Voltaire, who was also a cat lover, changed the cat into an apple and told the story of Newton to people.
I'm getting more and more drawn into his story.
"Newton, who was grateful to Marion for giving him scientific inspiration, made a square hole in the front door of his house so that the cat could come and go as he pleased.
Newton is the founder of modern physics and… …the inventor of the cat doorway.”
--- From the text
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- Date of issue: May 30, 2018
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 448 pages | 698g | 128*188*30mm
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