The million-copy bestseller, perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
What would you do if you were told you only had days left to live? And what would you give up for just one more day? Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared From The World is a tender, whimsical tale of love, loss, and the quiet miracles of everyday life.
A thirty-year-old postman lives a simple life, with only his cat, Cabbage, for company. But when an unexpected diagnosis turns his world upside down, he is faced with an impossible choice. The Devil appears to him, dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, and makes an offer: if he makes one thing in the world disappear, he can have an extra day of life.
As the days tick by, and with Cabbage by his side, he begins a journey that might just lead him back to the people he thought he'd lost. Before it's too late . . .
If Cats Disappeared from the World is a life-affirming meditation on what we leave behind - and what we hold onto until the very end.
'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this' - The Sunday Times
| ISBN: | 9781509889174 |
| Publication date: | 20th September 2018 |
| Author: | Genki Kawamura |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 201 pages |
| Genres: |
Magical realism Cats as pets Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Health and illness Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Interior life Narrative theme: Sense of place Fiction in translation |
The million-copy bestseller, perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
What would you do if you were told you only had days left to live? And what would you give up for just one more day? Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared From The World is a tender, whimsical tale of love, loss, and the quiet miracles of everyday life.
A thirty-year-old postman lives a simple life, with only his cat, Cabbage, for company. But when an unexpected diagnosis turns his world upside down, he is faced with an impossible choice. The Devil appears to him, dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, and makes an offer: if he makes one thing in the world disappear, he can have an extra day of life.
As the days tick by, and with Cabbage by his side, he begins a journey that might just lead him back to the people he thought he'd lost. Before it's too late . . .
If Cats Disappeared from the World is a life-affirming meditation on what we leave behind - and what we hold onto until the very end.
'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this' - The Sunday Times
If Cats Disappeared from the World features in the following genres: Magical realism, Cats as pets, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Fiction in translation
If Cats Disappeared from the World is available in Hardback, Paperback
If Cats Disappeared from the World was written by Genki Kawamura and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
If Cats Disappeared from the World has 201 pages
£9.89