$20.64
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2014
Summary
A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another.
One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creature. She leaves, but the next day comes again, and then again and again. New, small joys accompany the cat; the days have more light and colour. Life suddenly seems to have more promise for the husband and wife; they go walking toget…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447279402 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1447279409 |
| Author: | Takashi Hiraide, Eric Selland |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | Main Market Ed. |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 121g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 131mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Aziza's Secret Fairy Door |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
The Guest Cat is a rare treasure … beautiful and profound … whether you’re a cat lover or not, don’t pass this one up
The Guest Cat is a rare treasure … beautiful and profound … whether you’re a cat lover or not, don’t pass this one up * NPR *
This is a gentle, thoughtful and subtly profound work … It’s the kind of work that makes you ask of its author: “How on earth did he do that?” as you find yourself dabbing your eyes and pausing to look wistfully into the distance … You will want to read The Guest Cat more than once, so you notice more details - seeing as you can’t do this with life – Nicholas Lezard’s Paperback of the Week * Guardian *
The language and descriptions are careful, elegant and lovely; while Hiraide’s book is ostensibly about a cat, it is more precisely about space and ownership. The book renders an unusually intimate, detailed and vivid picture of a place that is simultaneously private and open. * New York Times *
Lyrical and captivating … I will revisit The Guest Cat with pleasure, much as I return to favourite poems and paintings and memories * Huffington Post *
A book genuinely worthy of bestseller status * Independent *
This moving novel is a treat for felinophiles * Guardian *
This is a charming, thoughtful little meditation on the transience of life – Summer Book Club, * S Magzine *
Takashi Hiraide
Born in Moji, Japan, in 1950, Takashi Hiraide has published several volumes of poetry. He lives in the western suburbs of Tokyo with a cat and his wife, the poet Michiyo Kawano.
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