![]() Seeing the lengths to which Nana’s owner and friend, Satoru, goes to throughout their travels to find the right person to take on ownership of Nana after he is (after five years of friendship) no longer able to continue doing so, is truly uplifting. ![]() Read More: Where to Start with Japanese Literature – By genre A Man and His CatĪs a cat lover, travel enthusiast, and addict of Japanese literature, I cannot deny that this book spoke to me a little. Seeing how this book was influenced by its predecessor, but reflective of a society entirely different provides us with a delightful insight into how Japan has changed and what it now perceives itself to be.ĭoing all of this through the eyes of a cat is never less than perfectly endearing. Rather than residing in the traditional home of an early 20 th century teacher, our cat Nana is taken on a road trip with his owner to visit friends and see the transformative landscape of today’s Japan. ![]() The Travelling Cat Chronicles presents its titular narrator as a simple, grounded male cat with only as much self-importance as we all assume our cats to have. ![]()
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