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The blanket cats

In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home "blanket cats" for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happines...

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Main Author: Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, 1963- (Author)
Other Authors: Kirkwood, Jesse (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2025]
Subjects:
Cats > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Pet shops > Fiction.
Tokyo (Japan) > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Animal fiction.
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Summary:In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home "blanket cats" for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happiness.
Physical Description:263 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9780593852699
0593852699
Author Notes:Kiyoshi Shigematsu was born in 1963 in Okayama Prefecture. After studying at Waseda University in Tokyo, he began a career as an editorial writer. His literary work has been honored with four major prizes, including the prestigious Naoki Prize in 2000. The Blanket Cats was adapted for TV in 2017, and he contributed to the storyline of the Lost Odyssey video game.

Jesse Kirkwood is a literary translator working from Japanese into English. The recipient of the 2020 Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize, his translations include The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto, The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki, and A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama.

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