Natsume Soseki & Aiko Ito 
I Am A Cat 

‘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 over the course of 1904-1906, 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 greatest writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki’s
I Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.

Circa l’autore

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 a number of books, including
Botchan, The Three-Cornered World, and
Mon. He died in Tokyo in 1916.