If Cats Disappeared From The World (2012)

Genki Kawamura

Others: Mixed

僕は生きるために、消すことを決めた。今日もし突然、チョコレートが消えたなら電話が消えたなら映画が消えたなら時計が消えたなら猫が消えたらそして僕が消えたなら

ISBN:: 9781250294043
Length:: 189 pages

Genres: fantasy, literary fiction

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