My Cat and Dog: 'They Live Like Sarah Bernhardt, While I Live Like a Dog'
3 hrs. 16 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Faina Ranevskaya
Author
Faina Ranevskaya
Narrator
Natalya Volokhina
Narrator
Natalya Volokhina
Description
One of Faina Ranevskaya’s most famous photos is the one where she is holding an enormous, luxurious cat in her arms. And people said that the only creatures the brilliant actress adored were her purebred Siamese cat Tiki and a stray dog, Boychik (as she herself admitted: “My dog lives like Sarah Bernhardt, and I live like a dog”). Turns out, Faina Georgievna didn’t just belong to the countless ranks of “cat people” and “dog people”—she also wrote a whole book about a person’s best friends, with her own illustrations. This is the brightest, funniest, most touching and positive text by the great actress. It’s not only a declaration of love for her pets, who became part of the family for Ranevskaya—it’s also delightfully funny observations about the habits of all cats and dogs, that are “much better, more artistic, smarter and more loyal than most people— they won’t betray, they won’t abandon you, and they won’t snap for no reason…” That’s what Ranevskaya said. And her grave is crowned by a bronze statue of a dog that rests its muzzle on its paws—sad eyes and loneliness in them. Boychik couldn’t live long without his mistress, and his memory was immortalized by Ranevskaya’s fans…
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