Bibliograph

The goodbye cat, seven cat stories, Hiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel

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The goodbye cat, seven cat stories, Hiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The goodbye cat

Responsibility statement

Hiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel

Sub title

seven cat stories

Summary

"In the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved The Travelling Cat Chronicles, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives, climbing, comforting, nestling, and sometimes just tripping everyone up in this uplifting collection of tales by international bestselling author Hiro Arikawa. 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 atnight; 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 ourlives with them"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The goodbye cat -- Bringing up baby -- Good father/bad father -- Cat island -- The night visitor -- Finding Hachi -- Life is not always kind

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