I am a Cat
Natsume Sōseki wrote and published his first novel, I am a Cat , in 1905. A professor’s nameless house cat narrates the novel. The feline observes and comments on the eccentricities and foibles of the human characters that surround it. The cat, belonging to an unassuming schoolteacher, serves as a keen observer of human nature. It offers witty and satirical observations on the society and people it encounters. Through the cat’s observations, Soseki explores various aspects of Japanese society during...
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