The Extraordinary Adventure of the Sacred Cat of Burma

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Before 1940, the sacred Cat of Birma was the most expensive cat in the world, due to its alleged rarity and its favor with the wealthy French class. From the first mention of this feline in 1922, and although the veracity of its Burmese tale was quickly questioned, no one had succeeded in uncovering the truth about its origins. Dr Alain Lescart, scholar and breeder from Burmese, managed to uncover significant details on this subject while revealing the behind the scenes of a now forgotten legal case which made the front page of all French newspapers of the time, and which revolved around Mme Juanita Lotardi, the first sacred breeder in Burma, and a major mythomaniac. In his work, the author follows the evolution of the legend with its inconsistencies and contradictions. He is finally interested in the difficulties encountered by the first breeders to develop the breed in the years preceding the Second World War.

Author Bio

Born in Menton in the Alpes-Maritimes, Doctor Alain Lescart is professor of
literature and French at an American university in San Diego, California. A 19thcentury
scholar, he has a master's and an aggregation in theology, a master's
degree in family therapy, and a doctorate in French literature from the University
of Connecticut in the United States. His doctoral thesis on the emblematic
figure of the grisette has been published by Champion editions as well as
various articles in literature and poetry.