![]() ![]() If Cats Disappeared from the World is a beautifully written novel. The narrator eloquently describes the universal pain of losing loved ones and of strained relationships. ![]() But what about his beloved cats? Would he be willing to sacrifice them to prolong his life one more day?Įvery day, the absence of these items floods our introspective narrator with memories of his loves and his regrets: his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, his mother, his father, his childhood cat (Lettuce), and his current feline friend (Cabbage). The devil makes a deal with him: he will grant one additional day of life to the narrator for each item that he chooses to eliminate from the world.Įach chapter of If Cats Disappeared from the World follows one day in the last week of the narrator’s life as he agrees to eliminate phones, movies, clocks, etc., from the world. After receiving this crushing diagnosis from his doctor, he arrives home at his apartment to find the devil. ![]() The narrator of If Cats Disappeared from the World is a young, single postman from Japan who has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This is such a poignantly told tale of magical realism. If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura warmed my heart while simultaneously breaking it. ![]()
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