Genki Kawamura

If Cats Disappeared From the World

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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? How do you separate out what you can do without from what you hold dear? In dealing with the Devil our narrator will take himself — and his beloved cat — to the brink. 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. Fans of The Guest Cat will also surely…
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  • Frieta Andhitashared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    its a heartwarming book

Quotes

  • Адвзсhas quoted10 days ago
    This life will someday have to end, so until that final day arrives,

    Do what you want to do, do it, do all you can,
  • Fizza Imranhas quoted21 days ago
    “In the end you came to know exactly how wonderful life is. You became aware of who the most important people to you are, and the value of lots of other important, irreplaceable things. You traveled around the world you live in and saw it anew. And you found that despite the boredom and routine of that world, there is a real beauty in it. That on its own makes my having come here worth it.”
  • Fizza Imranhas quoted21 days ago
    Maybe what God was really asking me to consider wasn’t the value of the things I was making disappear, but the value of my own life.

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