Abstract

The long-awaited latest book from Emi Nekozawa, author of "Nekoshiki"!

This book tells the story of the year and a half from her first encounter with Io-chan, a cat she rescued from the streets in 2019, to her final farewell.
It intertwines Io-chan's novel with the author's own social media diary.
After becoming a member of the Nekozawa family, Io miraculously recovered from the brink of starvation and enjoyed a second, fulfilling life as a cat.
However, she was diagnosed with acute squamous cell carcinoma. After a month and a half of battling the disease, she passed away in March 2021.
Io-chan's journey to heaven was shared through Nekozawa's social media, eliciting deep emotions both in Japan and overseas.
Please read this heartwarming story of love between a man and a cat.

*It also includes many of the Nekozawa family's recipes, which were hugely popular in her previous work, "Nekoshiki."

Author’s Information

Musician, writer, film commentator, and cook. Lived in Paris for the first time from 2002 to 2006.
From 2007, served as editor-in-chief of the French cultural magazine 「Bonzour Japon」 for 10 years.
Runs the highly practical French language school ’Nyanfura’.
Since February 2022, she has lived in Paris for the second time, bringing her beloved cat.