{"product_id":"9781784879792","title":"I Am a Cat : Volume One","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Soseki, Natsume \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/09\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781784879792,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published at the turn of the 20th 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55673473270133,"sku":"9781784879792","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781784879792.jpg?v=1753431862","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9781784879792","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}