I Am a Cat

<p><b>Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of <i>The Cat and the City</i>.</b><br><br><i>''I am a Cat. But I still don''t have a name...'' </i><br><br>Once a stray kitten, <i>I Am a Cat</i>¿s narrator finds himself adopted by a local scholar and thrown headfirst into the absurd upper middle-class world of Meiji-era Japan. Now a noble but somewhat world-weary observer, he has ample opportunity to dissect the strange ways and convoluted conversations of the human race.<br><br>First published at the turn of the 20^th century, and regarded as one of Japan¿s most iconic classics, <i>I Am a Cat</i> is a captivating exploration of identity, society, and the often bewildering nature of the human condition¿all seen through the eyes of a very special, uncompromising cat.<br><br>¿<b>A biting satire of Meiji-era Japan'' Jessie Burton, <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>¿Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a fig