21m
The Black Cat
Author:
Edgar Allan Poe (18)
Reader: Arthur Geghamyan (57)
Category:
Prose (621)
Short story (657)
American literature (59)
Translator:
Artashes Emin (13)
Age Recommendation: 13+
In nineteenth-century America, the ordinary life of a household begins to change as the narrator’s drinking alters his character and his treatment of those around him, including the animals in his care. A black cat, once his favored companion, becomes bound up with fear and guilt. The story explores how anger and the loss of self-control can unsettle domestic life and bring a person face to face with the consequences of his actions.