If Cats Disappeared From The World
- Author Genki Kawamura
- Narrator Brian Nishii
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date 20 September 2018
- Run Time 4 hours and 50 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Cats as pets, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: animals, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place.
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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
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| Author | Genki Kawamura |
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| Narrator | Brian Nishii |
| Duration | 4 hours and 50 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781509889198 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Genre | Cats as pets, Fiction in translation, Magical realism, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: animals, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: health and illness, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place |
| Availability | GB, IE |
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