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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa
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Description for The Travelling Cat Chronicles
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RECOMMENDED BY THOUSANDS OF INTERNATIONAL READERS - the feelgood story of a man's journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami. INCLUDES 6 BEAUTIFUL LINE-DRAWINGS `Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH _____________ It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front ... Read moreseat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn't know why and Satoru won't say. Set against the backdrop of Japan's changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana's story explores the wonder and thrill of life's unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take. TRAVELLING CAT has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of kindness and truth. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great and small, can transform our lives. 'Arikawa has a lightness of touch that elevates her story to a tale about loyalty and friendship ... while speaking to our basic human need for companionship' JOHN BOYNE, Irish Times 'Anyone who has ever unashamedly loved an animal will read this book with gratitude, for its understanding of an emotion that ennobles us as human beings, whether we value it or not' LYNNE TRUSS, Guardian `It has the warmth, painterly touch, and tenderness of a Studio Ghibli film - and it is a delight to read' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A delightful tale of loyalty and friendship' JOHN BOYNE, IRISH TIMES WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'I devoured this in just four days. Read it and weep' 'What an astounding book' 'Totally enchanting and delightful' 'Full of hope. Just as good for non-cat-owners as well' 'Absolutely amazing. I read it in a couple of days' 'One of the best little books I have ever read' Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
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About Hiro Arikawa
HIRO ARIKAWA is a renowned author from Tokyo. Her novel THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES is a bestseller in Japan and is due to be published around the world. PHILIP GABRIEL is a highly experienced translator from Japanese, and best known for his translation work with Haruki Murakami.
Reviews for The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Anyone who has ever unashamedly loved an animal will read this book with gratitude, for its understanding of an emotion that ennobles us as human beings, whether we value it or not
LYNNE TRUSS
Guardian
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is delightful. Like a tender feline companion the uniqueness of this book is its subtle yet ... Read morepersistent charm that insinuates itself into your heart long after the encounter has ended.
Fiona Melrose
It has the warmth, painterly touch, and tenderness of a Studio Ghibli film - and it is a delight to read
Financial Times
Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat
Sunday Telegraph
Fleet, funny and tender... Arikawa clearly knows cats as well as any human can.
TIME
A book about kindness and love, and about how the smallest things can provide happiness
Stylist
Arikawa has a lightness of touch that elevates this to a tale about loyalty and friendship ... while speaking to our basic human need for companionship
JOHN BOYNE
Irish Times
Prepare to have your heart strings tugged by this quirky tale . . . It's a deceptively gentle story that you won't need to be a cat lover to fall for.
Sunday Mirror
Sweet, sad and lovely, this is a roadtrip novel with a difference
Psychologies Magazine
Heart-wrenching but uplifting
Red Magazine
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is why I read books. This beautiful story has everything. It's funny, heart-warming, heart-breaking and kind.
Foreword Books
This is the book I am giving everyone . . . the book I am recommending to anyone buying something Japan-related or cat-related, and, quite possibly, the book I am placing in someone's hand when they ask me what my favourite book is. For a bookseller, that is the highest accolade a book can ever receive.
Cat McMillan
Waterstones York, Bookseller
Stunningly beautiful. Tender, warm, sad and uplifting
The Last Word Review
A beautiful travelogue
Sydney Morning Herald
This story of a cat, a man, self-sacrifice and friendship will have you totally captivated ... An addictive tale of friendship and love.
Woman's Weekly, Australia
I would urge people not to dismiss this as a 'cat book'; it is too much about human interaction and relationships to be so simply defined. A novel with wide appeal. I predict it will make a popular Christmas gift.
Readings, Australian Independent bookshop guide
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is as much a loving tribute to Japan's obsession with and reverence for cats as it is an endearing introduction for non-Japanese readers to the country's ever-fascinating culture and deeply rooted traditions.
Alexis Burling
San Francisco Chronicle
I'm not ashamed to say it had me at meow.
Washington Post
A book that stands out within the world of cat literature ... and it's a world worth exploring.
Time
I found myself sobbing ... unable, unwilling, to let this little book go.
NPR
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