About the Book: If Cats Disappeared from the World
A million-copy bestseller, a poignant and thought-provoking Japanese tale that
asks what it really is that makes life worth living. Our narrators days are
numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage for
company, he was unprepared for the doctors diagnosis that he has only months to
live. But before he can set about tackling his bucket list, the Devil appears
with a special offer: in exchange for making one thing in the world disappear,
he can have one extra day of life. And so begins a very bizarre week . .