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 feline companion from a unique pet shop can help them find a solution But there are rules they must be returned after three days and they must always sleep in their own familiar blankets In The Blanket Cats we meet seven such customers including a couple struggling with infertility a middle aged woman on the run from the police and two families in very different circumstances simply seeking joy 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 might be enough to change how you see it Translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Maclehose Press Quercus
ISBN: 9781529435238
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 304
Tiempo de lectura:
6h 15m
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 05/09/2024
Año de edición: 2024
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Escrito por Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Estudió en la prestigiosa Universidad de Waseda y más tarde comenzó su carrera como escritor. Se lo conoce por haber participado en el guion del videojuego Lost Odyssey. A lo largo de su trayectoria ha recibido varios galardones literarios, entre los que destaca el prestigioso premio Naoki. Esta es su primera novela traducida al español.