1786499894 
Book The Cat and The City : 'Vibrant and accomplished' David Mitchell / Nick Bradley.
Publication year: 2020
Format: Book
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 1786499894 9781786499899 :
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A stray cat dances through Tokyo, connecting a group of apparent strangers, in this inventive literary debut. A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 'Ingenious ... touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking.' Guardian 'If you're itching to read a new novel by David Mitchell ... try this.' The Times _______________ In Tokyo - one of the world's largest megacities - a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways. But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers - from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo's denizens, drawing them ever closer. 'Masterfully weaves together seemingly disparate threads to conjure up a vivid tapestry of Tokyo; its glory, its
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304 pages ; 20 cm
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