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If cats disappeared from the world / Genki Kawamura ; translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland.
"The young postman's days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone, with only his cat, Cabbage, to keep him company, he was unprepared for the doctor's diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the devil shows up to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, our narrator will get one extra day of life. And so begins a very strange week that brings the young postman and his beloved cat to the brink of existence. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he's lived, his joys and regrets, and the people he's loved and lost."--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250294050 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 168 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel"--Dust jacket. Translation of: Sekai kara neko ga kieta nara. Originally published in Japanese: Japan : Magazine House, 2012. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Japanese. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Terminally ill > Fiction. Loss (Psychology) > Fiction. Cats > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. Philosophical fiction. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Kawam | 31681010142404 | FICTION | Checked out | 09/30/2025 |
| LDR | 02104cam a2200409 i 4500 | ||
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| 001 | 323865 | ||
| 003 | TSUGA | ||
| 005 | 20190305142527.0 | ||
| 008 | 190305s2019 nyu 000 1 eng | ||
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aIf cats disappeared from the world / ‡cGenki Kawamura ; translated from the Japanese by Eric Selland. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst U.S. edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bFlatiron Books, ‡c2019. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a168 pages ; ‡c19 cm | |
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| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
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| 500 | . | ‡a"A novel"--Dust jacket. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aTranslation of: Sekai kara neko ga kieta nara. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally published in Japanese: Japan : Magazine House, 2012. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"The young postman's days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone, with only his cat, Cabbage, to keep him company, he was unprepared for the doctor's diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the devil shows up to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, our narrator will get one extra day of life. And so begins a very strange week that brings the young postman and his beloved cat to the brink of existence. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he's lived, his joys and regrets, and the people he's loved and lost."--Dust jacket flap. | |
| 546 | . | ‡aTranslated from the Japanese. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aTerminally ill ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aLoss (Psychology) ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aCats ‡vFiction. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aMagic realist fiction. ‡2lcgft | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aPhilosophical fiction. ‡2lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aSelland, Eric, ‡etranslator. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡itranslation of: ‡aKawamura, Genki, ‡d1979- ‡tSekai kara neko ga kieta nara. ‡lEnglish. |
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