The Cat (French: Le Chat) is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, released in 1967.

[1] It was published in France in 1967 by Presses de la Cité, after Simenon had already released around 200 other books.

[3][4] It tells a story of an elderly married couple in their early 70s, who have been loathing each other for years for killing each other's pets.

[1] The Cat met with positive reception, receiving a favorable review from Richard Boston of The New York Times.

[7] Pierre Granier-Deferre adapted the story into a film, which premiered in 1971 in France as Le Chat, and starred Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret.