I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki

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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 actionandhellip, -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.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Paperback
    • Dimensions- 7.94" W x 5.08" H x 1.24" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- Tuttle Publishing, Publication date- 09-01-2001
    • Page count- 480
    • ISBN- 9780804832656

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5 years ago
from Santa Rosa, CA

Satirical, dry humor

This was my son's textbook for a Japanese lit class at Cal. He gave it to me because I love cats and he knew I'd appreciate it. The author is famous and among the classics, and rightly so. It's a satire on the mores of Japanese middle class society of 1905 told through the voice of an English teacher's cat. It's hilarious - sometimes I laughed so hard I cried. It's quite long, over 600 pages, but I didn't want it to end, anyway.

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