If Cats Disappeared From The World
Genki Kawamura
Translated by Eric Selland
20 September 2018Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A tender, whimsical tale of love, loss, and the quiet miracles of everyday life
When an unexpected diagnosis turns his world upside down, a lonely man, with only Cabbage the cat for company, is faced with an impossible choice. The Devil appears with an offer: if he makes one thing in the world disappear, he can have an extra day of life.
As the days tick by, and with Cabbage by his side, he begins a journey that might just lead him back to the people he thought he’d lost. Before it’s too late…
Genki Kawamura’s If Cats Disappeared from the World is a life-affirming meditation on what we leave behind—and what we hold onto until the very end.
'If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this.' – Sunday Times
Details
20 September 2018208 pages
9781509889174Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A warm, quirky novel on life, love, family estrangement and what remains when we are gone with a surprising emotional charge.Observer
If you're a fan of The Guest Cat (or even just cats generally), you'll love this.Sunday Times #StyleReads
This brief existential enquiry into life’s priorities is gently charming.The Skinny
A moral tale.The Express
