![]() ![]() ![]() Kawamura occasionally produces, directs, and writes movies, and is a showrunner as well. He has also written children’s picture books including Tinny & The Balloon, MOOM, and Monster Patisserie. Genki Kawamura, Nozomu Takahashi, Yûichirô Sait. His other novels include Million Dollar Man and April Come She Will. If Cats Disappeared from the World was his first novel and has sold over a million copies in Japan, and has been translated into over 10 different languages. Genki Kawamura is an internationally bestselling author. Genki Kawamura’s timeless tale is a moving story of loss and reconciliation, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters most in life. ![]() ![]() 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. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the Devil appears to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, our narrator will get one extra day of life. Estranged from his family, 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. Japanese Novel Review: The Marvelous Village Veiled in Mist by Kashiwaba Sachiko () One of the main reasons I picked up this novel was to show case Aoi Tori Bunko as a potential tool for language learners. The international phenomenon that has sold over a million copies in Japan, If Cats Disappeared from the World is a funny, heartwarming, and profound meditation on the meaning of life. Come celebrate the release of If Cats Disappeared From The World at our Kinokuniya New York store! Author Genki Kawamura will be talking about and signing his book, If Cats Disappeared From The World, published by Flatiron Books. ![]()
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