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Fae & Fairy FictionSamurai & Feudal JapanFairy Tales & Folklore

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

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  • 1930 first published
  • 64 pages
  • 26 editions
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Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth and Raoul Vitale's The Cat Who Went to Heaven (1930) is a fae fiction and feudal-Japan fiction novella. The story is set in Japan. It deals with tales, Buddhism, cats and Folklore.

22 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 386 times in the last 30 days.

At about 64 pages, most readers finish it in about an hour. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Cat Who Went to Heaven

A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“Once upon a time, far away in Japan, a poor young artist sat alone in his little house, waiting for his dinner.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Tales
  • Buddhism
  • Cats
  • Folklore
  • Artists
  • Newbery Medal books
  • Newberry Award Winner
  • Newbery Medal
  • Japan
  • Children's fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's stories
  • Lexile_range:1001-1100
  • Cat adoption
  • Artists as teachers
  • Buddhism and the arts

Quick answers

Who wrote The Cat Who Went to Heaven?

The Cat Who Went to Heaven was written by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth and Raoul Vitale and first published in 1930.

What genre is The Cat Who Went to Heaven?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Samurai & Feudal Japan and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is The Cat Who Went to Heaven?

The median edition has 64 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Cat Who Went to Heaven free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The Cat Who Went to Heaven?

Readers who like it often enjoy Seta, The Samurai's Tale and Choose Your Own Adventure - The Secret of the Ninja.

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