I am a Cat (Tuttle classics)

by Aiko Ito (Translator), Aiko Ito (Translator), Soseki Natsume (Author)

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2001
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Cat lovers will delight in the thoughts of a cat whose particular joy in life is commenting on the folly of human beings. Based on a nameless cat's observations of upper-middle-class Japanese society of the Meiji era, the essence of I AM A CAT is its humour and sardonic truths. Written over the course of 1904-06, this book is full of acerbic wit as it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten.

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Cat lovers will delight in the thoughts of a cat whose particular joy in life is commenting on the folly of human beings. Based on a nameless cat's observations of upper-middle-class Japanese society of the Meiji era, the essence of I AM A CAT is its humour and sardonic truths. Written over the course of 1904-06, this book is full of acerbic wit as it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: Bilingual ed.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 01 Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 080483265X
ISBN 13: 9780804832656

Media Reviews

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

Author Bio

Born Natsume Kinnosuke, Soseki was brought up in a middle-class family at the beginning of the Meiji period. After an extensive education in English, Chinese, and Japanese literature, Soseki taught English at the University of Tokyo. In 1907, he gave up teaching to devote himself to writing and produced many books, including Botchan, The Three-Cornered World, and Mon. He died in Tokyo in 1916.