| Record Number |
863822 |
| ISBN |
9781529052107 (paperback) |
| Author |
Natsukawa, Sōsuke, 1978- author. |
| Title |
The cat who saved books / Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated by Louise Heal Kawai. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Picador, 2021. |
| ©2021 |
| Pagination etc. |
219 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Summary Note |
Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the second hand bookshop he inherited from his beloved grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears with an unusual request. The cat needs Rintaro's help to save books that have been imprisoned, destroyed and unloved. Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different labyrinths to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who locks up his books, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publisher who only wants to sell books like disposable products. Then, finally, there is a mission that Rintaro must complete alone... |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subject |
High school students -- Fiction |
| Antiquarian booksellers -- Fiction |
| Cats -- Fiction |
| Books -- Fiction |
| Japanese fiction -- Translations into English |
| Fantasy fiction. |
| Added Author |
Kawai, Louise Heal translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F NATS |
