The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The uplifting million-copy bestselling Japanese translated story

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

By: Hiro Arikawa, Philip Gabriel - translator

Narrated by: George Blagden

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, read by George Blagden.

The tender feelgood story of a man's journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami.

It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side.

Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why and Satoru won’t say.

Set against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder and thrill of life’s unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take. TRAVELLING CAT has already demonstrated its power to move thousands with a message of kindness and truth. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great and small, can transform our lives.

A WATERSONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2017

‘Bewitching… as self-possessed and comforting as – well, a cat’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'A delightful tale of loyalty and friendship' JOHN BOYNE, IRISH TIMES

Hiro ArikawaPhilip Gabriel - translatorGeorge BlagdenTransworld Digital

Animals

Fantasy

Fiction

Friendship

Genre Fiction

Literary Fiction

Magic

World Literature

Cats

Feel-Good

Heartfelt

Inspiring

Tear-jerking

Funny

Witty

Animals Fantasy Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic World Literature Cats Feel-Good Heartfelt Inspiring Tear-jerking Funny Witty

Critic reviews

Anyone who has ever unashamedly loved an animal will read this book with gratitude, for its understanding of an emotion that ennobles us as human beings, whether we value it or not

Fleet, funny and tender... Arikawa clearly knows cats as well as any human can.

It has the warmth, painterly touch, and tenderness of a Studio Ghibli film - and it is a delight to read

Bewitching… as self-possessed and comforting as – well, a cat

The Travelling Cat Chronicles is delightful. Like a tender feline companion the uniqueness of this book is its subtle yet persistent charm that insinuates itself into your heart long after the encounter has ended.

A book about kindness and love, and about how the smallest things can provide happiness

Arikawa has a lightness of touch that elevates this to a tale about loyalty and friendship ... while speaking to our basic human need for companionship

Heart-wrenching but uplifting

The Travelling Cat Chronicles is why I read books. This beautiful story has everything. It's funny, heart-warming, heart-breaking and kind.

Prepare to have your heart strings tugged by this quirky tale . . . It's a deceptively gentle story that you won't need to be a cat lover to fall for.

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This book was donated to me by my best friend, who obviously understands me all too well