01924nam a22003617a 4500 20260224123915.0 260224b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780593852699 (hardcover) HSLRC FIC .Sh54bl 2024 23/eng/20250218 895.63/6 Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, 1963- author. 60986 Buranketto kyattsu. The blanket cats / Kiyoshi Shigematsu ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2024] 263 pages ; 21 cm rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Originally published in Japanese, as (Buranketto Kyattsu) by Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. English translation first published in Great Britain in 2024 by MacLehose Press, an imprint of Quercus Editions Ltd., a Hachette UK company. Publication information taken from publisher's website. The cat who sneezed -- The cat in the passenger seat -- The cat with no tail -- The cat who knew how to pretend -- The cat no one liked -- The cat who went on a journey -- The cat dreams were made of. In a quirky Tokyo pet shop, seven struggling customers take home "blanket cats" for three days, hoping these temporary companions will help them escape their realities, including a couple facing infertility and a woman on the run, but the cats challenge their expectations and perceptions of happiness. In English, translated from Japanese. Cats Fiction. 60987 Human-animal relationships Fiction. 60988 Pet shops Fiction. 60989 Tokyo (Japan) Fiction. 60990 Domestic fiction. 60991 Animal fiction. 60992 lcc BK 98840 98840 0 0 lcc 0 0 FIC HSLRC HSLRC FIC 2026-02-24 Sketchbook/Fullybooked 851.20 1 FIC .Sh54bl 2024 HS15012 2026-04-13 00:00:00 2026-03-06 1 851.20 2026-02-24 BK