Alex Schmidt imagines humorous Haruki Murakami-inspired profiles for cats seeking adoption from an animal shelter.

The café, Orange Cat, is named after Murakami’s first business venture, Peter Cat – a coffeehouse and jazz bar that Murakami ran until he became a full-time writer.

In Tokyo and Kobe he delves into the social and political background of Murakami's work and encounters his fans, critics, translators and a talking cat. A Wild Sheep Chase: In Search Of Haruki ...