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100	1		_aArikawa, Hiro, _d1972- _eauthor. _9132346
240	1	0	_aMitorineko. _lEnglish.
245	1	4	_aThe goodbye cat : _bseven cat stories / _cHiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.
264		1	_aLondon : _bDoubleday, _c2023.
264		4	_c©2023.
300			_a243 pages ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
546			_aTranslated from the Japanese.
520			_aAgainst the backdrop of changing seasons in Japan, we meet Spin, a kitten rescued from the recycling bin, whose playful nature and simple needs teach an anxious father how to parent his own human baby; a colony of wild cats on a popular holiday island show a young boy not to stand in nature's way; a family is perplexed by their cat's undying devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father; a woman curses how her cat will not stop visiting her at night; and an elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be in each other's lives forever. Bursting with love and warmth, The Goodbye Cat exquisitely explores the cycle of life, from birth to death-as each of the seven stories explores how, in different ways, the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. A huge bestseller in Japan, this magical book is a joyous celebration of the wondrousness of cats and why we choose to share our lives with them.
650		0	_aCats _vFiction. _9636
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships _vFiction. _94634
655		7	_aShort stories. _2lcgft. _92289
700	1		_aGabriel, Philip, _d1953- _etranslator. _998133
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