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A poignant fable of love and loss; a whimsical tale of a cat with more than nine lives; a beautifully poetic Buddhist allegory of birth, death, rebirth, and emancipation -- this strikingly illustrated book invites all of these readings. In language both simple and profound, it tells the story of an arrogant cat who keeps being reborn to owners he dislikes until he discovers freedom, and then love.This book was intended for children to enjoy but its complex, moving themes make it even more appropriate for adults. Published in 1977, The Cat That Lived a Million Times is in its 56th printing in Japan.

有一只100万年也不死的猫，其实它死了100万次，又活了100万次。是一只漂亮的虎皮花猫。有100万个人宠爱过它，有100万个人在它死的时候哭过，可是它连一次也没有哭过。它曾经是一个小偷的猫、曾经是一个孤零零的老太太的猫、曾经是一个小女孩的猫，它被锯死过、被狗咬死过、老死过，还被背孩子的带子勒死过，不过，它已经不在乎死亡了。后来，猫就谁的猫也不是了。它成了一只野猫。它头一次变成了自己的猫。它最喜欢自己了，漂亮的虎皮花猫终于变成了漂亮的野猫。母猫们都想嫁给他，有的给它大鱼，有给它上等的老鼠，它说：“我可死过一百万次呢！”它比谁都喜欢自己。