![]() The story follows a couple in the mid-thirties in the mid-1980s as they move into a small house that is part of a larger estate within the grounds just of an alley in a quieter part of Tokyo. The book in some ways is autobiographical to the writer’s own life as he was a writer. My wife got into the habit of pointing to the cat whenever it went by, extolling its virtues. It may be that most cats share the same quickness, but even so, in Chibi’s case, it was acute – she was after all, the cat of Lightning Alley. And there were times when I could only conclude that she must be reacting to subtle changes in the wind and light, not detectable by humans. ![]() Perhaps because she played alone most of the time in the expansive garden, seh reacted strongly to insects and reptiles. This active behaviour wasn’t limited to her kittenhood. He has published over twenty books and edited a series of books in Japan.Īnother one pf Chibi’s characteristics was that she changed the direction of her cautious attention frequently. He was described by Kenzaburo Oe as a poet who creates new prose from poetry. The book was written by the Japanese Poet Takashi Hirade he was born in Moji and lives in Tokyo with his wife who is also a poet. I now head back to Japan for the third book for this years January inJapan event and I decided to look at my TBR pile of books and one I had brought just because I liked the Cat on the cover I worried the book was going to be one that I wouldn’t enjoy but I decided as I had just brought another Japanese bestseller about a cat it was time to read this cat book. ![]()
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