If Cats Disappeared from the World

If Cats Disappeared from the World

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Publisher's Synopsis

A moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love.

Our narrator's days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for company, he was unprepared for the doctor's diagnosis that he has only months to live.

But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, he can have one extra day of life. And so begins a very bizarre week . . .

Because how do you decide what makes life worth living? In dealing with the Devil our narrator will take himself - and his beloved cat - to the brink.

Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared from the World is a story of loss and reconciliation, of one man's journey to discover what really matters in modern life.

This beautiful tale is translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland, who also translated The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide.

'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this.' - Sunday Times

About the Publisher

Picador

Picador

Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781509889174
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 895.636
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 32101
Number of pages: 201
Weight: 156g
Height: 132mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 20mm