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Mornings With My Cat Mii

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The perfect gift for cat lovers- a beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats, and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetime On a cool summer evening in 1977, Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry. She follows the... Read More
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Mornings With My Cat Mii

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The perfect gift for cat lovers- a beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats, and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetime On a cool summer evening in 1977, Mayumi Inaba hears a forlorn cry. She follows the sound to the banks of Tokyo's 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- it's a poignant, searching meditation on the forces that enable us to connect, to create and to build a life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529922813

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 141g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Mayumi Inaba (Author) Mayumi Inaba (1950-2014) was a Japanese writer, editor and poet. She made her debut in 1973 with the short story 'The Pain of Blue Shadows', and she went on to write many novels and collections for which she won several awards, including the Kawabata Yasunari Prize. She was awarded the Tanizaki Prize for To the Peninsula. Inaba was well known for her love of cats. Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Ginny Tapley Takemori is an award-winning translator based in rural Japan. She has translated works by writers including Sayaka Murata, Kyoko Nakajima, and Mayumi Inaba.

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