03881cam a2200709 i 4500 521332874 TxAuBib 20211103120000.0 180412t20182017||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018010823 9780451491336 hardcover 0451491335 hardcover 9780735235236 0735235236 9780451491343 0451491343 (OCoLC)1029446139 TxAuBib rda eng jpn Arikawa, Hiro, 1972- Tabineko Rip¿‍to English http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018020440. The travelling cat chronicles / Hiro Arikawa ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Traveling cat chronicles. First edition. New York : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018. ℗2017. 277 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Japanese as Tabineko Rip¿‍to"--Title page verso. A reissue of the 2017 edition published by Doubleday (London.) "A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. 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, 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"-- Provided by publisher. Nana the cat. and his owner, Satoru, 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. -- adapted from publisher info. 20211103. In English, translated from the Japanese. Cats Fiction. Pets and travel Fiction. Human-animal relationships Fiction. Conduct of life Fiction. Fiction Literary. Fiction Family Life. Cats. Conduct of life. Human-animal relationships. Pets and travel. Human-animal relationships Fiction. Conduct of life. Fiction. Cats Fiction. Pets and travel Fiction. Japan Fiction. Japan. Japan Fiction. Domestic fiction. Road fiction. Novels. Domestic fiction. Road fiction. Domestic fiction. Gabriel, Philip, 1953-, translator. TXLIV