{"product_id":"the-blanket-cats-hardcover","title":"The Blanket Cats - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKiyoshi Shigematsu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Utterly charming . . . I would read a hundred of these stories.\" --Shelby Van Pelt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven struggling customers are given the unique opportunity to take home a \"blanket cat\" . . . but only for three days, the time it'll take to change their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers the unique opportunity to take home one of seven special cats, whose \"magic\" is never promised, but always received. But there are rules: these cats must be returned after three days. They must eat only the food supplied by the owner, and they must travel to their new homes with a distinctive blanket. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, we meet seven customers, each of whom is hoping a temporary feline companion will help them escape a certain reality, including a couple struggling with infertility, a middle-aged woman on the run from the police, and two families in very different circumstances simply seeking joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut like all their kind, the \"blanket cats\" are mysterious creatures with unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn't really what they need. \u003cb\u003eThree days may not be enough to change a life. But it might just change how you see it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiyoshi Shigematsu \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1963 in Okayama Prefecture. After studying at Waseda University in Tokyo, he began a career as an editorial writer. His literary work has been honored with four major prizes, including the prestigious Naoki Prize in 2000. \u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Cats\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for TV in 2017, and he contributed to the storyline of the \u003ci\u003eLost Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e video game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator working from Japanese into English. The recipient of the 2020 Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize, his translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Blanket Cats\u003c\/i\u003e by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, \u003ci\u003eThe Kamogawa Food Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e by Hisashi Kashiwai, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Express\u003c\/i\u003e by Seicho Matsumoto, \u003ci\u003eThe Full Moon Coffee Shop\u003c\/i\u003e by Mai Mochizuki, and \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Day to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e by Nanae Aoyama.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 7.95 x 5.63 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987659030829,"sku":"9780593852699","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wLkreBqn6s9780593852699.webp?v=1776183301","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-blanket-cats-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}