The Cat That Lived a Million Times (Latitude 20 Books (Hardcover))

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Summary: do more justice to the original!
Review: As a native speaker of both English and Japanese, I found myself frustrated reading this translation of a book that held many memories. Having read the original (a gift from a then-boyfriend), I wished to give this book to a friend of mine, who I knew would appreciate the story and messages within. There has been too much lost in the process of interpretation. I think I'll have to try my own hand at translation.

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: I was frankly quite surprised at the two reveiwers who found this translation to be less than wonderful. The book is of course moving, and the translation is a masterpiece, demonstrating what can be done when a person understands both cultures. It is not only accurate. It is human. ...

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Summary: heartbreakingly lovely
Review: The remark by Horn Books (above) says the book will not gain many readers in the U.S. - if this were true, it would be a pity and a missed chance to understand and look at the fact of life that is probably the most difficult we have to deal with - passion and loss, love and death. This book, which I know only in Japanese, is lovely and extraordinary. Its story is heartbreaking and it probably will make you cry. But these tears will leave you with a deep, clear new feeling of how precious life is - yours and everyone elses.