A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers!
We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts…
An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru’s longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe…
With his crooked tail—a sign of good fortune—and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.
A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers!
We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts…
An instant international bestseller and indie bestseller, The Travelling Cat Chronicles has charmed readers around the world. With simple yet descriptive prose, this novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru’s longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe…
With his crooked tail—a sign of good fortune—and adventurous spirit, Nana is the perfect companion for the man who took him in as a stray. And as they travel in a silver van across Japan, with its ever-changing scenery and seasons, they will learn the true meaning of courage and gratitude, of loyalty and love.
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Contemporary Japanese fiction exploring the emotional bonds between humans and animals gained widespread international readership through stories of quiet domestic life and companionship, particularly through the novel The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa wrote the narrative to depict a journey across Japan shared between a feline protagonist and his dedicated owner, examining devotion, memory, and quiet life transitions.
Born on June 9, 1972, in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, Arikawa established herself in Japanese literature after winning the tenth annual Dengeki Novel Prize for new writers in 2003 for Shio no Machi: Wish on My Precious, which was published in 2004. Early in her writing career, she cited kaiju media such as Gamera as a key creative influence. She later settled in Takarazuka, a city located along the vintage maroon carriages of the Hankyu railway line connecting Osaka and Kyoto. Over the course of her career, her books have achieved multi-million-copy sales in Japan and worldwide publication.
Arikawa's storytelling frequently explores interpersonal dynamics, romantic ties, and social barriers. Her early speculative works were noted for portraying deep romantic relationships between characters divided by social status and age, alongside detailed depictions of military structures. In her popular animal-centered narratives, including The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat, she shifts focus to the gentle observation of human lives through feline perspectives, highlighting themes of mutual affection, domestic warmth, and the bittersweet nature of human and animal companionship.
2 books in catalog
Contemporary Japanese fiction exploring the emotional bonds between humans and animals gained widespread international readership through stories of quiet domestic life and companionship, particularly through the novel The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Hiro Arikawa wrote the narrative to depict a journey across Japan shared between a feline protagonist and his dedicated owner, examining devotion, memory, and quiet life transitions.
Born on June 9, 1972, in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, Arikawa established herself in Japanese literature after winning the tenth annual Dengeki Novel Prize for new writers in 2003 for Shio no Machi: Wish on My Precious, which was published in 2004. Early in her writing career, she cited kaiju media such as Gamera as a key creative influence. She later settled in Takarazuka, a city located along the vintage maroon carriages of the Hankyu railway line connecting Osaka and Kyoto. Over the course of her career, her books have achieved multi-million-copy sales in Japan and worldwide publication.
Arikawa's storytelling frequently explores interpersonal dynamics, romantic ties, and social barriers. Her early speculative works were noted for portraying deep romantic relationships between characters divided by social status and age, alongside detailed depictions of military structures. In her popular animal-centered narratives, including The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat, she shifts focus to the gentle observation of human lives through feline perspectives, highlighting themes of mutual affection, domestic warmth, and the bittersweet nature of human and animal companionship.
