{"id":44979,"date":"2019-01-21T11:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=44979"},"modified":"2019-01-10T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T03:00:37","slug":"the-travelling-cat-chronicles-by-hiro-arikawa-translated-by-philip-gabriel-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/the-travelling-cat-chronicles-by-hiro-arikawa-translated-by-philip-gabriel-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44626\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Travelling-Cat-Chronicles-Hiro-Arikawa-BookDragon-565x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"565\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Travelling-Cat-Chronicles-Hiro-Arikawa-BookDragon-565x800.jpg 565w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Travelling-Cat-Chronicles-Hiro-Arikawa-BookDragon.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><strong>*STARRED REVIEW<\/strong><br \/>\nFor those of us in need of a few hours of joyful catharsis, listen up. Despite a narrative driven by impending separation, the gratifying delight is well worth the tears. Narrator George Blagden effortlessly embodies this charming man-and-beast love story, so guilelessly gentle as Satoru and exactly sassy as Satoru\u2019s cat, Nana.<\/p>\n<p>Stray since birth, Nana is feistily independent but doesn\u2019t mind that Satoru regularly provides easy meals. When a car accident leaves Nana with a broken leg, he reluctantly realizes Satoru might be his only chance at recovery. Reminded of another cat he loved and lost in childhood, Satoru readily takes Nana in. Their bond, of course, deepens symbiotically over the years.<\/p>\n<p>One day, Satoru places Nana\u2019s basket in his van, and the two embark on a road trip in search of a new home \u2013 albeit not necessarily together. As Satoru relives his past through multiple stops across Japan, Nana acts as his wry commentator. Blagden seamlessly becomes Satoru\u2019s closest friends over decades past \u2013 his late parents, the aunt who raised him \u2013 and even the many pets Nana encounters (and dismisses) along the way. With meticulous tenderness, Blagden ensures an affecting journey of love lost and found.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/The-Travelling-Cat-Chronicles-\/pid=9711141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Fiction,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, January 1, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2018 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*STARRED REVIEW For those of us in need of a few hours of joyful catharsis, listen up. Despite a narrative driven by impending separation, the gratifying delight is well worth the tears. 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