In the timeless novella "Tracy's Tiger," William Saroyan weaves for us an elegant tale of a young man navigating his life with the help of an extraordinary companion—a tiger that only he can see. When Thomas meets Laura Lottie, a girl as unique as his imagination (who has her own tiger), he is forced to confront his dreams.
Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century New York, Saroyan invites us into a profound yet compassionate exploration of loneliness, love, and the courage it takes to find our place in the world. Saroyan combines the everyday with the surreal, moving from soul-expanding optimism to realism, and always with a playful wink to the reader.
"Tracy's Tiger" is a novella about the wildness that each of us carries within us, a testament to the power of human longings, and the comfort of the invisible.