Maneki-neko

The Japanese beckoning cat, mentioned by Salih as part of the cat's deep place in Japanese culture behind Murakami's cats.

Where it appears 1

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  the forbidden wonderland of murakamiEp 10 · with Salih Yayar

  Listen at 1:11:54Read it in the transcript

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• Abandoning the cat at the beachSalih Yayar · Ep 10 · 1:11:07

  Salih relates Murakami's memoir of his father: the family left their cat at the beach, drove home, and found the cat already waiting there, inexplicably. Salih takes this as Murakami's real…