{"product_id":"if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world","title":"If Cats Disappeared From the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkably original tale, If Cats Disappeared from the World is a quirky and charming homily on the true meaning of life and a thoughtful exploration of what matters most in a complex and shifting world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBOOK SUMMARY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young postman is diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer and learns he doesn't have long to live. He goes home to sulk with his cat, Cabbage, whom he inherited after his mother's death. There he's greeted by his doppelganger, who's dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, goes by the name of Aloha, and claims he is the devil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAloha offers the postman a deal: He will grant the postman one extra day of life, but in exchange the devil gets to banish one thing from earth forever. The first day, in exchange for an extra day of life Aloha gets rid of telephones, then movies, followed by watches. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he's lived, his joys, regrets, disappointments, and the people he's loved and lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the fourth day when Aloha announces that he's going to make cats disappear from the face of the earth forever, the postman hesitates. Is he willing to rid the world of cats in exchange for one more day of life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenki Kawamura is a bestselling author of three novels. His first novel, If Cats Disappeared From The World, has sold over a million copies in Japan and has been translated into eleven languages. His other novels are Million Dollar Man and April Come She Will. He has also written three children's books Tinny \u0026amp; The Balloon, MOOM, and Patissier Monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric Selland is a a poet, translator, and the author. His translation of The Guest Cat, a novel by Takashi Hiraide, was on the New York Times bestseller list in February 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e176 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiction \/ Literary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.3 in H | 5.4 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.4 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Posman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45157707481287,"sku":"9781250257680","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3277\/8951\/files\/9781250257680-If_20Cats_20Disappeared_20From_20The_20World_20Kawamura3598.jpg?v=1777680921","url":"https:\/\/posmanbooks.com\/products\/if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world","provider":"Posman Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}