I Am a Cat - Hardcover

Soseki, Natsume

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804810346 ISBN 13: 9780804810340

Publisher: Tuttle Pub, 1972

Synopsis

The shortcomings and pretensions of individuals in Japanese society during the Meiji era are viewed through feline eyes

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Review:

"A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name." --New Yorker

-A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name.- --New Yorker

Book Description:

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 over the course of 1904-1906, 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 greatest writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki's i Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0804810346
• ISBN 13: 9780804810340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 218