Nana the cat narrates a series of road trips around Japan with his owner Satoru, who keeps calling on old friends and keeps not explaining why.
Hiro Arikawa lets the cat's dry commentary carry the book while the reason for the journey becomes clear to the reader well before it is ever stated. Landscapes shift with the seasons, each stop opens a piece of Satoru's past, and the accumulated effect is gentle for most of its length and quietly devastating at the close.
What makes it memorable:
• A Japanese bestseller narrated largely by a cat
• A road journey structured around visits to old friends
• Seasonal landscapes described with unusual care
• Warmth and humour alongside genuine emotional weight
For cat owners, readers of Japanese fiction in translation and anyone wanting a moving short novel, available at Boipoka.
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