The Cat and the City
Nick Bradley
(Author)
Description
In Tokyo--one of the world's largest megacities--a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways. But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers--from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo's denizens, drawing them ever closer. In a series of spellbinding, interlocking narratives--with styles ranging from manga to footnotes--Nick Bradley has hewn a novel of interplay and estrangement; of survival and self-destruction; of the desire to belong and the need to escape. Formally inventive and slyly political, The Cat and The City is a lithe thrill-ride through the less-glimpsed streets of Tokyo.Product Details
Price
$22.95
$21.34
Publisher
Atlantic Books (UK)
Publish Date
September 01, 2020
Pages
304
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.3 X 0.9 inches | 0.92 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781786499899
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About the Author
Nick Bradley is a graduate of the UEA Creative Writing MA who is currently completing a PhD in Creative & Critical Writing, focusing on the figure of the cat in Japanese literature.