THE SENSATIONAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER- a tender, feelgood story of a journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami.
Hiro Arikawa (Author)
HIRO ARIKAWA is the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE
TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT. Passing through a
scenic mountainous region of Japan, the famous Hankyu line is a
privately run railway that connects Osaka and Kyoto and is famous
for its maroon-coloured vintage-style carriages. One of its
much-visited stops is the city of Takarazuka, where the author of
this book lives. Published twenty years ago, this enduring Japanese
classic has sold 1.4 million copies and has been published
worldwide.
Philip Gabriel (Translator)
Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams- Shimao
Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters-
The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated
many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and
other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001)
for his translation of Senji Kuroi's Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and
the 2006 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his
translation of Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.
Anyone who has ever unashamedly loved an animal will read this book
with gratitude, for its understanding of an emotion that ennobles
us as human beings, whether we value it or not
*GUARDIAN*
Fleet, funny and tender... Arikawa clearly knows cats as well as
any human can.
*TIME*
It has the warmth, painterly touch, and tenderness of a Studio
Ghibli film - and it is a delight to read
*FINANCIAL TIMES*
Bewitching… as self-possessed and comforting as – well, a cat
*Sunday Telegraph*
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is delightful. Like a tender feline
companion the uniqueness of this book is its subtle yet persistent
charm that insinuates itself into your heart long after the
encounter has ended.
*FIONA MELROSE*
A book about kindness and love, and about how the smallest things
can provide happiness
*STYLIST*
Arikawa has a lightness of touch that elevates this to a tale about
loyalty and friendship ... while speaking to our basic human need
for companionship
*IRISH TIMES*
Heart-wrenching but uplifting
*RED MAGAZINE*
The Travelling Cat Chronicles is why I read books. This beautiful
story has everything. It's funny, heart-warming, heart-breaking and
kind.
*FOREWORD BOOKS*
Prepare to have your heart strings tugged by this quirky tale . . .
It's a deceptively gentle story that you won't need to be a cat
lover to fall for.
*SUNDAY MIRROR*
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