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Cats of Cairo: Egypt's Enduring Legacy

3 reviews
Lorraine Chittock

Abbeville Press, 2001

For anyone who has looked into the mystery of a cat's eyes
Cats Of Cairo: Egypt's Enduring Legacy is a splendidly presented photographic presentation and testament to the savvy, street-smart felines of Cairo and the result of photographer Lorraine Chittock's seven year residence in this fabled Egyptian city. Here we see intimate portraits of these predatory survivors augmented with quotes derived from a spectrum of historical and modern sources tracing ...

Cairo Cats

5 reviews
Lorraine Chittock

American University in Cairo Press, 2006

In Praise of Cairo Cats
Following is a verbatim passage from a recent e-mail message I sent to Cairo Cats mastermind and photographer, Lorraine Chittock. She suggested that I post it on Amazon, which I am happy to do. I actually purchased the earlier edition of Cairo Cats from Amazon, which is quite similar to the new 2006 volume, but not as good, in my opinion. There are some new images in the new edition, the text ...