| I Am a Cat Contributor(s): Natsume, Soseki (Author), Ito, Aiko (Translator) |
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ISBN: 080483265X ISBN-13: 9780804832656 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Written over the course of 1904-6, SosekiAEs comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the follies 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. The New Yorker called it oa 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...o |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002100535 |
| Series: Tuttle Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.20 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 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. |