{"product_id":"9780385703802","title":"Abandoning a Cat","description":"\u003cb\u003e“I recall now the expression on my father’s face—surprised at first, then impressed, then relieved—when the cat we had supposedly abandoned beat us home.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbandoning a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e is Haruki Murakami at his most intimate. Here Murakami gives us the story of his father, the son of a Buddhist priest, who might have become a priest himself had a clerical error not sent him into the Second World War. It is a story of battles fought, both physically and emotionally, on the battleground and at home. It is a haunting reflection on what it means to be a father and what it means to be a son, on familial obligation and personal ambition, told across a century of Murakami’s family history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in an abridged edi­tion in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019, \u003ci\u003eAbandoning a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e contains the full version of this poignant autobiographical work by the beloved and best­selling writer.","brand":"Murakami, Haruki","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":49273835061470,"sku":"9780385703802","price":22.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a025d6fe-a59a-48f5-8af7-62ab6585da31.jpg?v=1792807584","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/products\/9780385703802","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}