Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-100535
Reviews
"A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name." -- New Yorker, "A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name." - New Yorker, "A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name."- New Yorker, 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." New Yorker, "A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name."-New Yorker, "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
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Number of Volumes
3 vols. in 1
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
"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., 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, and has never caught a mouse, and isn't much good for anything except watching human beings in action..." --The New Yorker
LC Classification Number
PL812.A8.W313 2002
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2002