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The Great Catsby by Hilton: A Catification of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781988980157
Publisher: Smart House Books
Published: Jul 16 2026
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The copyright on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby expired on the first stroke of 2021, and the literary classic entered the public domain.
The Great Catsby by Hilton is an illustrated catification of the classic adapted by award-winning author Rod Carley and published by Smart House Books. In keeping with the novella's tongue-in-cheek tone, Rod is also credited as translator. According to his bio, he minored in Tabby at York University.
Catsby is a playful parody poking fun at love foiled and ambitions foisted within the mad, uncertain world of cats in 1920s Mew York. Jay Catsby, the feral son of impoverished barn cats, has built his kibble fortune selling illegal catnip. When Nick Cattaway moves in next cat-door, Catsby's only a whisker away from winning back his beloved Daisy, the beautiful Persian he lost to the arrogant Tom Cat Burmese two lives earlier.
Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby as an indictment of the reckless wealth of post-World War I America. The selfish and careless fat cats of The Great Catsby by Hilton similarly ring true. Part of the charm of the novella is that Hilton, a seven-year-old rescue tabby adopted by Rod, writes it. He is the first-person voice of Nick Cattaway, who serves as narrator. Reimagining the story through the eyes of a domestic housecat has allowed Hilton to breathe mew life into the story. Hilton also writes the Preface.
The Great Catsby by Hilton also features twenty full-page colour illustrations in addition to an assortment of black and white drawings by Quebec-based writer-illustrator Juliette Miron (who loves both cats and dogs).
The Great Catsby by Hilton adds some much-needed whimsy to the world. In these uncertain times, we could all use a few more cats and a little more catnip in our nine lives.
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