The cat who saved books : a novel

Author

Sōsuke Natsukawa

Call Number

• LARGE TYPE FICTION NATS (CEN, OSH)

Edition

Large print edition.

Publication Information

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.

Physical Description

247 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

Summary

"Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he has inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. However, one day, a talking cat named Tiger appears and asks Rintaro to save books with him. Of course, 'ask' is putting it politely -- Tiger is demanding Rintaro's help. The world is full of lonely books, left unread and unloved, and only Tiger and Rintaro can liberate them from their neglectful owners. And so, the odd couple begin an amazing journey, entering different mazes to set books free. Through their travels, Tiger and Rintaro meet a man who leaves his books to rot on his bookshelf, a book torturer who cuts books to clips to help people read as fast as they can, and a publishing drone who only wants to create bestsellers. And then, the last maze that awaits leads Rintaro down a realm only the bravest readers would dare enter..."--

Notes

"Originally published as Hon wo mamorou to suru neko no hanashi in Japan in 2017 by Shogakukan"--Title page verso.