I Am a Cat

ISBN-13:	9780804832656
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Series:	I Am a Cat Series
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	31,285
Product dimensions:	7.94(w) x 5.08(h) x 1.24(d)

"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.