Nick Bradley, author of THE CAT AND THE CITY, on tour May 2021

About The Cat and the City

Publisher : Atlantic Books; Main edition (6 May 2021)

Paperback : 304 pages

‘A love letter to Japan and its literature’ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

‘Ingenious… Touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking’ Guardian

‘An ideal tonic for anyone craving far-flung adventure’ Mail on Sunday

‘If you’re itching to read a new novel by David Mitchell…try this’ The Times
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In Tokyo – one of the world’s largest megacities – a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways.

But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers – from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo’s denizens, drawing them ever closer.

‘Masterfully weaves together seemingly disparate threads to conjure up a vivid tapestry of Tokyo; its glory, its shame, its characters, and a calico cat.’ David Peace, author of THE TOKYO TRILOGY

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About Nick Bradley

Nick Bradley is a graduate of the UEA Creative Writing MA who holds a PhD in Creative & Critical Writing, focussing on the figure of the cat in Japanese literature.

‘The Cat and The City’ is his first novel.