Natsume SÅseki,Siseki Natsume,Aiko Ito,Graeme Wilson
See alternate cover edition ,here,.,I am a cat. As yet I have no name.,So begins one of the most original and unforgettable works in Japanese literature.,Richly allegorical and delightfully readable, ,I Am a Cat, is the chronicle of an unloved, unwanted, wandering kitten who spends all his time observing human nature - from the dramas of businessmen and schoolteachers to the foibles of priests and potentates. From this unique perfective, author SÅseki Natsume offers a biting commentary - shaped by his training in Chinese philosophy - on the social upheaval of the Meiji era.,I Am a Cat, first appeared in ten installments in the literary magazine ,Hotoguisu (Cuckoo),, between 1905 and 1906. SÅseki had not intended to write more than the short story that makes up the first chapter of this book. After its great critical and popular success, he expanded it into this epic novel, which is universally recognised as a classic of world literature.,<>A well-loved work by a Japanese writer of genius - ,Japan Quarterly
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