The Chakrata Cat - Bond, Ruskin
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As the light came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And then...its appearance changed and its head was that of a human-a woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils and large crooked ears, her lips full and drenched with blood-my blood!This is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond's most pithy short stories ranging from eerie suspense to touching empathy. There's a bloodthirsty cat in a colonial rest house; an uncle who carries a vial of deadly arsenic with him; a mysterious woman whose seven husbands have disappeared one after…mehr

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As the light came on, I saw the cat standing at the foot of the bed, tail erect and hair on end. It was very angry. And then...its appearance changed and its head was that of a human-a woman, black-browed with flaring nostrils and large crooked ears, her lips full and drenched with blood-my blood!This is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond's most pithy short stories ranging from eerie suspense to touching empathy. There's a bloodthirsty cat in a colonial rest house; an uncle who carries a vial of deadly arsenic with him; a mysterious woman whose seven husbands have disappeared one after another; and the touching tales of animals in the wilderness and their lonely struggle for survival against humans.Captivating and addictive, The Chakrata Cat will keep you enthralled till the end.
Autorenporträt
"Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart fromthree years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India and now lives in Landour, Mussoorie, withhis adopted family."