When Alexan­der Ther­oux wrote Darconville’s Cat, he wove a story of for­bid­den love and despair while savor­ing unusual words, mul­ti­ple meth­ods of nar­ra­tive, and inter­spersed bits of humor in the midst of a spi­ral into obliv­ion. It’s a highly under appre­ci­ated lit­er­ary work, and if you’re look­ing for some­thing that most likely nobody else you know has read, I highly sug­gest pick­ing up a used copy of this novel some­where. You won’t regret it.

And there’s a cat in it too.

Here is a review.