The blanket cats

The blanket cats

Kiyoshi Shigematsu ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Book - 2025

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, 1963- (Author)
Other Authors: Kirkwood, Jesse (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2025]
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