$33.99
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2002
Summary
I Am a Cat: A Feline Satire of Meiji Era Japan
Written over the course of 1904-6, Soseki’s 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.
“A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn’t have a name,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780804832656 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 080483265X |
| Series: | Tuttle classics |
| Author: | Soseki Natsume, Aiko Ito |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
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“A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn’t have a name.”– The New Yorker
“A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn’t have a name.” —The New Yorker
About The Author
Soseki Natsume
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.
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