The Blanket Cats
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 24th September 2024
Paperback, Large Print Edition
Published: 1st June 2025
Hardback
Published: 28th November 2024
Publishing Details
The Blanket Cats
By (Author) Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Quercus Publishing
MacLehose Press
24th September 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
Cats as pets
895.636
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 134mm, Height 214mm, Spine 26mm
300g
Description
Is three days with a cat enough to change your life
The troubled and anxious of Tokyo are desperate to find out. They all have their problems - and they all want to believe that a temporary feline companion from a unique pet shop can help them find a solution. Or at least provide a few days' relief and distraction.But, like all their kind, the Blanket Cats are mysterious creatures with their own unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn't what they really need. Three days may not be enough to change your life. But it can be enough to change how you see it.Translated from the Japanese by Jesse KirkwoodAuthor Bio
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 Prestige Naoki Prize in 2000. The Blanket Cats was adapated for TV in 2017, and he contributed to the storyline of the Lost Odyssey video game.
