num_pages: 99
description: Max Schmidt, the son of a furrier, escapes from the Nazi authorities in his native Germany and boards a ship bound for Brazil, but when the ship sinks, he is stranded in a lifeboat with only a jaguar for company
language: English
title: Max and the Cats
titlecomplete: Max and the Cats
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adult Fiction, Latin American, Brazil, Novels, Romance, Literature, Historical Fiction, Novella
ratings_count: 864
publisher: Ballantine Books