I am a Cat

Told through the dry, observant voice of a nameless household cat, I am a Cat turns an ordinary Meiji-era home into a stage for intellectual vanity, domestic absurdity, and sharp social comedy. Soseki's narrator watches teachers, students, aesthetes, businessmen, and would-be philosophers circle one another with comic seriousness, revealing a society fascinated by modernity yet still haunted by older habits of class and etiquette. This modern English translation preserves the novel's wit, digressive charm, and satirical bite while presenting the text in a clean ebook edition.

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is widely regarded as one of the central figures of modern Japanese literature. His novels combine social observation, irony, psychological depth, and a distinctive understanding of Japan's transition into modernity.