Takashi Hiraide

La novela japonesa que deslumbró al premio Nobel de Literatura Kenzaburo Oé y que arrasa en ventas en Francia y Estados Unidos «Una hermosa lectura, llena de observaciones filosóficas, humor e inteli

Un matrimoni sense fills decideix traslladar-se a una casa tradicional als afores de Toquio per fugir de la voragine de la ciutat. En aquest entorn tranquil i ple de natura intenten refer la seva relacio i replantejar-se el sentit de la vida. Pero no estan sols: la gateta dels veins, amb la seva presencia discreta i enigmatica, es converteix en un observador silencios que acompanya i transforma la seva rutina. A traves de la mirada daquest petit feli, que irromp suaument en la seva vida, la parella redescobreix la bellesa dels petits detalls i la tendresa que pot amagar la quotidianitat.

An international bestseller. A charming and wonderful novel about a cat that brings joy into a couples life.

The Sunday Times and New York Times BestsellerA couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another.One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creature. She leaves, but the next day comes again, and then again and again. New, small joys accompany the cat; the days have more light and colour.Life suddenly seems to have more promise for the husband and wife; they go walking together, talk and share stories of the cat and its little ways, play in the nearby garden. But then something happens that will change everything again . . .The Guest Cat is an exceptionally moving and beautiful novel about the nature of life and the way it feels to live it. Written by Japanese poet and novelist Takashi Hiraide, the book won Japans Kiyama Shohei Literary Award.A rare treasure . . . beautiful and profound . . . whether youre a cat lover or not, dont pass this one up NPR

La novela japonesa que deslumbró al premio Nobel de Literatura Kenzaburo Oé y que arrasa en ventas en Francia y Estados Unidos«Una hermosa lectura, llena de observaciones filosóficas, humor e intelig