Natsume Soseki

I Am a Cat (eBook, ePUB)

Volume One
Übersetzer: Bradley, Nick

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City.

'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 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.

First published at the turn of the 20^th century, and regarded as one of Japan's most iconic classics, I Am a Cat 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.

'A biting satire of Meiji-era Japan' Jessie Burton, Guardian

'Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature' Haruki Murakami

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529935462
• Artikelnr.: 72522889

Autorenporträt

Natsume Soseki (author)
Natsume Soseki (1867 - 1916) is considered one of Japan's greatest and most influential modern writers. Born to a wealthy, landowning family yet put up for adoption, his childhood was marked by deep insecurities further compounded by the death of his mother. Much against the wishes of his family, he dreamt of life as a writer, and after a career in teaching, including several years in London, he embarked on his literary career in 1903. The success of I Am a Cat, first serialised in 1905, brought Soseki nationwide fame, and he went on to write some of Japan's most cherished contemporary novels, including Kokoro, Botchan and Kusamakura.

Nick Bradley (Translator)
Nick Bradley holds a PhD from UEA focussing on the figure of the cat in Japanese literature. He lived in Japan for many years where he worked as a translator, and currently teaches on the Creative Writing master's programme at the University of Cambridge. His debut novel, The Cat and The City, was published in 2020.