Description

I, ladies and gentlemen, am a cat. I still dont have a name.

Once a stray kitten, the narrator of this story is now a noble and insightful observer of the bizarre and funny foibles of the human beings in his midst. Enter the upper middle-class world of Meiji-era Japan where a world-weary feline has ample opportunity to dissect the strange ways and convoluted conversations of human people. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, this is the whimsical adventure of a very special cat.

A biting satire of Meiji-era Japan told through the eyes of a sardonic street kitten Jessie Burton, Guardian

A mordantly comic evocation of Sosekis deep pessimism about his own humanity and indeed about humankind in general Lit Hub

A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesnt have a name, and has never caught a mouse, and isnt much good for anything except watching human beings in action New YorkerTRANSLATED BY NICK BRADLEY

Author: Natsume Soseki
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 11/30/2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.43w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781784879792
Language: English