I Am a Cat Author:Soseki Natsume Three Volumes in One — "I am a cat. As yet I have no name." — So begins one of the most origianl 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 sc... more »hoolteachers to the foibles of priests and potentates. From this unique perspective, author Soseki 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 (Cuckoo), between 1905 and 1906. Soseki 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 recognized as a classic of world literature.« less
full of humor and satire, good first person narrative of the life, times and adventures of a cat within a Japanese household. Cat is obviously superior beast. What a perspective!