Mayumi Inaba Mornings With My Cat Mii Paperback Book

A beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetimeCat lovers, prepare to weep The TimesA cat classic Catherine LaceyProfoundly real... and beautifully written Elif BatumanAglow with incidental joys Rivka GalchenWinner of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Translation Prize 2026On a cool summer evening in 1977, Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry. She follows the sound to the banks of Tokyos Tamagawa River and finds a newborn kitten dangling from a fence, abandoned. Overcome by tender affection, she takes the cat back to the small apartment she shares with her husband and christens her Mii so begins an unshakeable bond. Over the next twenty years, we follow Inaba, a poet and novelist by moonlight, as she pursues quiet solitude and a room of her own. Through it all, Mii, a fiercely independent creature in her own right, is her confidante and muse. This beloved Japanese modern classic is not just a love letter to companionship its a poignant, searching meditation on the forces that enable us to connect, to create and to build a life. Reveals the profound respect, and compassion, that a friendship with an animal can inspire Sigrid Nunez, New YorkerTranslated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriReaders ADORE MiiA lovely little gemGentle and enchanting and had me in floods by the endAbsolutely beautifulSweet and heartbreakingTold with grace, beauty and love | Mayumi Inaba Mornings With My Cat Mii Paperback Book