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The cat who saved books
Natsukawa, Sosuke, 1978-2021
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Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really? Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookshop he inherited from his beloved grandfather. Then, a talking cat named Tiger appears with an unusual request. The cat needs Rintaro's help to save books that have been imprisoned, destroyed and unloved. Their mission sends this odd couple on an amazing journey, where they enter different labyrinths to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who locks up his books, an unwitting book torturer who cuts the pages of books into snippets to help people speed read, and a publisher who only wants to sell books like disposable products. Then, finally, there is a mission that Rintaro must complete alone…
Main title:
The cat who saved books / Sosuke Natsukawa ; translated by Louise Heal Kawai.
Author:
Natsukawa, Sosuke, 1978-, authorKawai, Louise Heal, translator
Work:
Edition:
English edition.
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2021.©2021
Collation:
219 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9781529052107 (paperback)
Dewey class:
F
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
BRN:
2759713