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I Am a Cat: I

I Am a Cat: I

Siseki Natsume
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I am a cat. As yet I have no name.

So begins one of the most original and unforgettable works in Japanese literature.

Richly allegorical and delightfully readable, I Am a Cat is the chronicle of an unloved, unwanted, wandering kitten who spends all his time observing human nature - from the dramas of businessmen and schoolteachers to the foibles of priests and potentates. From this unique perfective, author Sōseki Natsume offers a biting commentary - shaped by his training in Chinese philosophy - on the social upheaval of the Meiji era.

I Am a Cat first appeared in ten installments in the literary magazine Hotoguisu , between 1905 and 1906. Sōseki had not intended to write more than the short story that makes up the first chapter of this book. After its great critical and popular success, he expanded it into this epic novel, which is universally recognised as a classic of world literature.

<>A well-loved work by a Japanese writer of genius - Japan Quarterly
Language
English
Pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Release
December 15, 1989
ISBN
0804816212
ISBN 13
9780804816212

I Am a Cat: I

Siseki Natsume
3.5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
See alternate cover edition here.

I am a cat. As yet I have no name.

So begins one of the most original and unforgettable works in Japanese literature.

Richly allegorical and delightfully readable, I Am a Cat is the chronicle of an unloved, unwanted, wandering kitten who spends all his time observing human nature - from the dramas of businessmen and schoolteachers to the foibles of priests and potentates. From this unique perfective, author Sōseki Natsume offers a biting commentary - shaped by his training in Chinese philosophy - on the social upheaval of the Meiji era.

I Am a Cat first appeared in ten installments in the literary magazine Hotoguisu , between 1905 and 1906. Sōseki had not intended to write more than the short story that makes up the first chapter of this book. After its great critical and popular success, he expanded it into this epic novel, which is universally recognised as a classic of world literature.

<>A well-loved work by a Japanese writer of genius - Japan Quarterly
Language
English
Pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Release
December 15, 1989
ISBN
0804816212
ISBN 13
9780804816212

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