I Am a Cat (Tuttle Classics)
I Am a Cat (Tuttle Classics) by Sōseki Natsume, translated by Aiko Ito, Graeme Wilson
English | September 1, 2001 | ISBN: 080483265X | EPUB | 638 pages | 1 MB
English | September 1, 2001 | ISBN: 080483265X | EPUB | 638 pages | 1 MB
"A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name, and has never caught a mouse, and isn't much good for anything except watching human beings in action…" —The New Yorker
Written from 1904 through 1906, Soseki Natsume's comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him.
A classic of Japanese literature, I Am a Cat is one of Soseki's best-known novels. Considered by many as the most significant writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki's I Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.