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Takashi Hiraide
A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo, working from home as freelance writers. One day a neighbor's cat invites itself into their kitchen, and keeps returning, bringing small joys and more light and color into their days. A subtly moving, exceptionally beautiful novel about the transient nature of life, translated by Eric Selland.
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- ISBN
- 9780811221504
- Edition
- New Directions
- Genre
- Short Stories
- Format
- Physical
- Pages
- 140
My thoughts
2/5stars ...observation is at its core an expression of love which doesn’t get caught up in sentiment. Although the blurb made it sound like something that would become a new fav and the lyrical descriptions of Japanese literature were enchanting to read but the essence of the story at its core was just lost for me. It might be a case of "lost in translation" or maybe I just didn't connect as much as I'd have hoped. Big disappointing miss, this was.
