For fans of Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs and Murata Sayaka's
Earthlings, this Japanese bestseller from renowned anime director
Makoto Shinkai features four inspirational and heartwarming vignettes
following women and their cats in their quests for love and
connection.
Lying alone on the edge of the sidewalk in an abandoned cardboard box, a
nameless narrator contemplates the indifferent world around him. With
his mother long gone, his only company is the sound of the nearby train.
Just as he fears that the end is near, a young woman peers down at him,
this fateful encounter changing their lives forever.
So begins the first story in She and Her Cat, a collection of four
interrelated, stream-of-conscious short stories in which four women and
their feline companions explore the frailty of life, the pain of
isolation, and the limits of communication.
With clever narration alternating between the cats and their owners,
She and Her Cat offers a unique and sly commentary on human foibles
and our desire for connection. A whimsical short story anthology unlike
any other, it effortlessly demonstrates that even in our darkest, most
lonesome moments, we are still united to this wonderous world--often in
ways we could never have expected.
