Felidae (novel) a best-seller. The initial print run of the novel in Germany was 7000 copies, but the publisher began producing more after the book's success. Worldwide, "Felidae" has sold millions of copies. A German animated film, also called "Felidae", produced in 1994 and directed by Michael Schaack was based on the first "Felidae" novel of the same name. The movie script was co-written by Pirinçci. It was the most expensive animated film produced in Germany, reportedly costing 10 million marks. Felidae (novel) Felidae is a 1989 crime fiction novel by the German-Turkish writer Akif Pirinçci. The main character is a cat
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