The goodbye cat : seven cat stories
Arikawa, Hiro, 1972-2023
Book
Against the backdrop of changing seasons in Japan, we meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose playful nature and simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature's way; a family is perplexed by their cat's undying devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father; a woman curses how her cat will not stop visiting her at night; and an elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be in each other's lives forever. Bursting with love and warmth, The Goodbye Cat exquisitely explores the cycle of life, from birth to death-as each of the seven stories explores how, in different ways, the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. A huge bestseller in Japan, this magical book is a joyous celebration of the wondrousness of cats and why we choose to share our lives with them.
Main title:
The goodbye cat : seven cat stories / Hiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.
Author:
Arikawa, Hiro, 1972-, authorGabriel, Philip, 1953-, translator
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2023.©2023
Collation:
243 pages ; 19 cm
Notes:
Originally published in Japanese as 'Mitorineko' in 2021 by Kodansha Ltd, Tokyo.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9780857529138 (paperback)
Dewey class:
895.636
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Added title:
BRN:
455373