num_pages: 470
description: 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.
language: English
title: I Am a Cat
titlecomplete: I Am a Cat
characters: Meitei, Chinno Kushami, Mizushima Kangetsu, Kaneda Tomiko
genres: Asia, Animals, Japanese Literature, Asian Literature, Literature, Japan, Classics, Fiction, Cats, Humor
ratings_count: 12971
places: Japan
series: I am a Cat
publisher: Tuttle Publishing