The Cat and Tokyo

Nick Bradley's debut is a love letter to Japan, reminiscent of Haruki Murakami's novels.

Tokyo is buzzing in anticipation of the Olympics, and it seems that everything is focused solely on this event. But every big city consists of ordinary people.... A graceful cat wandering through the streets of Tokyo will introduce us to the complex fates of the capital's residents. Their lives are like threads woven into the grand tapestry of a bustling metropolis.


“Nick Bradley's amazing novel is like a journey through the maze of Tokyo's streets, populated by the most colorful characters. Just like scenes in traditional rakugo theater, entertaining stories alternate, and each storyteller begins to speak with their unique intonation. And of course, the cat! Free and independent, it roams the city like a small kami deity, helping and guiding people on their life paths, and sometimes punishing them. Truly Japanese prose by a British writer that is impossible to put down.” — Anahit Grigoryan, author of the bestseller “Octopus”

“I couldn't tear myself away from these stories: the image of the cat, Tokyo, loneliness, and redemption. A vivid and successful debut.” — David Mitchell, author of the bestseller “Cloud Atlas”