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Publisher Note

Inspired by the lyrics of the song ‘Quarantaquattro gatti in fila per sei col resto di due’ (Forty-four cats in a row of six with a spare of two), performed in 1968 at the Zecchino d'Oro (an Italian music festival dedicated to children's music that has been held annually since 1959) this publication contains forty-four photographs of as many cats taken by Ferdinando Scianna over sixty years of work, travel, and darkroom. A "photographic tribute in the form of a song" to his beloved animal, accompanied by a short text by Leonardo Sciascia, dedicated to the memory of a bold country cat who grew up and lived with dogs.

Photobook

Quarantaquattro gatti

— Omaggio fotografico in forma di canzoncina

by Ferdinando Scianna

Work  
Subform Photobook
Topics Cats, Gatti
Methods Essay, Photography
Language Italian
Format softcover with jacket and glued image on the front
Dimensions 18.4 × 18.4 cm
Pages 126