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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

by Hiro Arikawa Publisher: BERKLEY BOOKS

A road journey through Japan, shared by a man and his cat

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A road journey through Japan, shared by a man and his cat

Nana, a stray cat taken in by Satoru, travels with him in a silver van as they visit three of his longtime friends. The journey across Japan—marked by changing scenery and seasons—brings their companionship into focus and connects the book’s travel premise with themes of loyalty, gratitude, courage, and love. The description hints that the visits have a purpose Nana does not fully understand, while keeping the story’s attention on the bond between cat and owner and on the people they encounter along the way.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Cat lovers interested in fiction centered on a human-animal bond
  • Readers who enjoy road-trip stories set across Japan
  • Readers interested in themes of friendship, loyalty, and gratitude

Themes

CompanionshipLoyalty and loveCourage and gratitudeTravel and friendship

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Book overview

A book that "speak[s] volumes about our need for connection--human, feline or otherwise" (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy--the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers!

We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts...

An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru's longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe...

With his crooked tail--a sign of good fortune--and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.

On New York Post's Required Reading List
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