Japanese Cats

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, read by George Blagden. The tender feelgood story of a man's journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami. It's not the journey that counts, but who's at...

Brought to you by Penguin. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS and SHE AND HER CAT, discover the award-winning bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming celebration of the healing power of cats. A cat a day keeps...

Brought to you by Penguin. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. As their...

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City. 'I am a Cat. But I still don't have a name...' Once a stray kitten, I Am a Cat’s narrator finds himself adopted by a local scholar and thrown...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller. The must-have sequel to Sosuke Natsukawa's bestselling The Cat Who Saved Books – an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat and the power of books to make a difference in the world. Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library has become a home from...

A cosy, heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others and the tremendous power of books. Translated from Japanese, The Cat Who Saved Books is the international bestseller from Sosuke Natsukawa. 'Enchanting' – The Observer Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous...

Brought to you by Penguin. The heartwarming Japanese bestseller for fans of Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman and THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS 'Library. What a nice-sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I'm a student again. Library ... Am I allowed to borrow books?' 'What are you looking for?' asks...

From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for cat lovers 'Uplifting, charming, funny... Written with such a light and witty touch, it is not only a unique read, it is life-affirming.' - Sue Lawrence Archie is a canny street cat who has no faith in humans. A cat can...

Brought to you by Penguin. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES Over 1.5 million copies sold in Japan Famously scenic, the Hankyu commuter train trundles daily through changing landscape unaware of the heartaches of the passengers it carries...

Brought to you by Penguin. A heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about a cat in the afterlife who must deliver messages to five people on earth to see his beloved owner again After a long and happy life with a loving human family, tabby cat Fuuta has passed into the afterlife. But he is...

Brought to you by Penguin. Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece: a sci-fi pastiche and a Utopian fantasy novel ingeniously woven together. A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan. Unicorn skulls and voracious librarians. John Coltrane and...

Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him. A classic of Japanese literature, I Am a Cat is one of Soseki's best-known novels. Considered by many as the greatest writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki's I Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.

"Utterly charming . . . I would read a hundred of these stories" Shelby Van Pelt, bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures 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...

'Absolutely breathtaking' Christy Lefteri, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. We all have something to tell those we have lost . . . On a windy hill in Japan, in a garden overlooking the sea stands a disused phone box. For years, people have travelled to visit the phone...

'A tender med­ita­tion on memory, familial bonds, and the evan­es­cence of every­ day moments ... a profoundly affect­ing read' - Storizen Magazine 'A believable slice-of-life window into human nature that resonates on multiple levels' - The Japan Times FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE...

A cat cafe is a place where you can spend time around cats while drinking coffee or tea.

'Cat was everywhere at once, splayed in all directions but too soft to get in our way…' Discover this captivating, inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World. Every cat contains multitudes When a young couple accidentally come into possession of a...

祝20巻！ジュニア文庫No.1シリーズ！ペンギン探偵の助手アリスは不思議な指輪の力で『鏡の国』に入れる、ちょっと変わった女の子。鏡の国はゆっくーり時間が流れているから、忘れていた宿題を考えようと鏡の国に入ったアリス。だけど中では、白ウサギが慌てていた！　理由をきいてみると、鏡の国の時間を操れる時計が盗まれてしまったらしい。

Als Katzenmama Mimí, der kleine Taro und seine vier Geschwister ganz unvermittelt in Norikos Leben treten, weiß sie noch nicht, dass mit der Katzenfamilie auch das Glück in ihr Haus einzieht. Denn die Kunst der Achtsamkeit und unsere tiefe Sehnsucht nach Begegnungen, die von Liebe geprägt sind, lässt sich nirgends besser erfahren als im Umgang mit den schnurrenden Persönlichkeiten.