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I am a Cat: Three Volumes in One Paperback – Sept. 1 2001

by Soseki Natsume (Author), Aiko Ito (Author, Translator)

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"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'sI Am a Cat is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.

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080483265X
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Tuttle Publishing
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Sept. 1 2001
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13.34 x 3.3 x 20.32 cm
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"A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn't have a name." —The New Yorker

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BornNatsume 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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing; Bilingual ed. edition (Sept. 1 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080483265X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804832656
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 510 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 3.3 x 20.32 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #91,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #47 in Japanese Literature
- #336 in Literary Criticism & Theory
- #390 in Satire (Books)

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Carolyn

Great read

Reviewed in Canada on April 30, 2020

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Big book. Great critique on society through the eyes of a cat

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Urszula Gowin

Do yourself a favour and read this book.

Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2020

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I have bought I am a Cat already 3 times , it is a marvellous, smart, funny book by Natsume Soseki, one of the most important Japanese writers.

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Ness

Soseki set the standard for modern Japanese literature with this ...

Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2017

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Soseki set the standard for modern Japanese literature with this novel (originally serialized in a newspaper). Whether you are a cat lover or not this one interesting read

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Lance Yamada

Good

Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2022

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Book was well recieved

Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2018

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Must read.

Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2004

I picked up I AM A CAT while browsing one day and almost put it back because I didn't feel like reading a book of its heft (it's over 600 pages) at that moment. But I read the first few pages and realized I had a gem and finished the book in a couple of weeks. The first person (cat) voice of the narrative is inspired. As other reviews have said, Soseki Natsume offers an amusing commentary human nature particularly of academics and hypochondriacs. However, he also offers a closely observed and humorous commentary on cat behavior that can come only from living in close proximity to a cat. Moments when the cat describes his shock on seeing his first human with it's horribly bald face, or his attempt to keep his dignity after finding the theft and eating of a sticky rice ball more difficult than he anticipated are priceless for their humor and vivid description. It is true, however, that as the book progresses the cat's stories become increasingly focused on the humans around him.
I am not in a position to offer an opinion on the translation, however, this book was my introduction to Soseki and I have since read several of his other works in various translations and find this book to be consistent with the style, tone and humor of that emerges from other translations of his writings.
I also found I AM A CAT highly readable. It was originally published serially over many years, and the short vignettes it offers allow one to pick it up and put it down without losing the thread of an overarching story. Additionally, the format of many short stories allows some to be more humorous and other to be more philosophical even poignant and in the best of the stories all three at once. It is a highly imaginative, thoughtful and funny set of stories about human foibles.

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Mikerah

Better in its original language but still enjoyable!!!

Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2015

Since elementary school, I have always wanted to read this book. I was ecstatic when I got for christmas last year and couldn't wait to read. As I read along, I realized that this book would so much better in Japanese instead of translated into English. A lot of the jokes and references are so much funnier in its original language and some of the language jokes simply don't translate into English well. Overall, I enjoyed the story. The cat and his life a quite relatable, including his conversations with other cats. That was perhaps my favorite part of the book. I would recommend this book to someone who has an interest in Japanese culture because they'll understand some of the references and to someone who already knows the Japanese language well.

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nazcalito

The cat is a wise guy.

Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2002

A wise... cat offers its hilarous account of a group of turn-of the-century Japanese pseudo-intellectuals. Things Western are fashionable, but they haven't got it quite right. Cat's master is an incompetent teacher who doesn't seem to do any work and spends most of his time conversing with former students. Also featured are various non-intellectual social climbing neighbors. Has nothing to do with "chinese philosophy", more to do with what your own cat probably thinks of you. A scream, but then I like things Japanese

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Lucinda Stern

feline philosophy at its best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2011

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This book intersperses some lovely and very feline description of being a cat - the nameless cat asking for his breakfast in a tone he calculates 'should make a wanderer in a strange land feel his heart is being torn in pieces', being ignored is just the same in modern day Britain as it was in 1900s Japan, with a philosophical narrative. You need to set aside any pre-conceptions about whether cats think, write, read, and in the case have a very high degree of knowledge, and simply enjoy what a 'mere cat' might have to say if he could. I found the psychological questions (such as why humans need to write in journals and cats don't) interesting, and a new take on what it is that makes us human (or feline). The observations are witty, at times a little long winded, though our narrator apologises for this, and astute. I found it a thoughtful read, with many bits I re-read, and just a few I skipped. I would say its a book that you do not need to necessarily like cats to read (though that makes it very pleasurable), but at a quarter of a million words you do need to like reading. An interest in people, culture and philosophy also helps. I would say it is about 20% about being a cat, and 80% about people.

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Thomas Taylor

Interesting and thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2020

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Interesting and thought provoking book. Would highly recommend reading.

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Tranquillity

Very amusing and subtle

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2013

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I truly enjoyed this one so much that after having been lent the paper edition from a friend and read it I decided to buy the kindle edition in order to be able to read it again and again. It's one of the best book that I've ever read. A genuine masterpiece of world literature that deserves even more than the maximum five stars allowed in such reviews.

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minako

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2018

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great read. I read it in Japanese way back when and find it interesting to read the translated version.

S. Mckenzie

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2020

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What a wonderful tale. Beautifully written too.

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