![]() ![]() Making deals with the devil is a thought many have contemplated, whether for money or love or in this case an extra day of life. ![]() “If my life were a movie, I’d want it to be memorable in some way, no matter how modest the production was,” says the mailman. ![]() How far does it go? No one knows besides the devil, the mailman, and the reader. Clocks, movies, phones, cats-the devil chooses the items and it’s up to the mailman to decide whether his life is worth more than each item. ![]() Each day an item disappears from the world, ceasing to exist and bringing forth an extra day of life for the beloved mailman. We read about his regrets and things he wished he did differently.Ī headache turned tumor brings this mailman’s life to a stop, at least until the devil who looks a lot like him, who he named Aloha because of his semi-terrible fashion taste appears with a deal that he can’t resist. We witness each day’s struggle as he comes to terms with his life ending, figuring out what his life meant and what he has accomplished. What would you do if you were approached by the devil with a deal that gets you more time to live? In If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura, we follow the week of a young mailman who has made a deal with the devil himself after hearing devastating news that same day. ![]()
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