'I am a Cat. But I still don't have a name...'Once a stray kitten, I Am a Cat’s narrator finds himself adopted by alocal scholar and thrown headfirst into the absurd upper middle-classworld of Meiji-era Japan. Now a noble but somewhat world-weary observer,he has ample opportunity to dissect the strange ways and convolutedconversations of the human race.First published at the turn of the 20th century, and regarded as one ofJapan’s most iconic classics, I Am a Cat is a captivating exploration ofidentity, society, and the often bewildering nature of the humancondition—all seen through the eyes of a very special, uncompromisingcat.‘A biting satire of Meiji-era Japan' Jessie Burton, Guardian‘Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure oftruly national stature’ Haruki Murakami
