"wie Schmidts Katze" meaning in German

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          "text": "Das vorvorletzte Buch, das ich übersetzt habe, stürmt die Sellerlisten wie Schmidts Katze, seitdem Reich-Ranicki im Dichterquartett geschäumt hatte, die Leute, die da drin vorkämen, interessierten ihn nicht, ihn interessierten nur Lübecker Patrizierfamilien.",
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