The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man

{{short description|1973 novel by Lloyd Alexander}}

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Fantasy novel

| published = E. P. Dutton, 1973

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| pages = 107

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The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (1973) is a children's comic fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander.{{cite web |last1=Ness |first1=Mari |title=Talk about needing to suspend disbelief: The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man |url=https://reactormag.com/talk-about-needing-to-suspend-disbelief-the-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man/ |website=reactormag.com |date=7 November 2013 |access-date=13 February 2024}} In Japan, it was adapted into a stage musical by the Shiki Theatre Company which has run since 1979 to this day.