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Genki Kawamura's debut novel, If Cats Disappeared from the World was published in 25 languages and has sold over three million copies worldwide. In addition to being a bestselling novelist Kawamura is also a filmmaker, and in 2022 he won the prestigious Best Director Award at the 70th annual San Sebastian Film Festival. His critically acclaimed film adaptation of Exit 8 is being released in 2026. Cathy Hirano is a literary translator based in Shikoku, Japan. She translated Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and works by many other Japanese authors, including Kazumi Yumoto and Nahoko Uehashi. |
