{"product_id":"i-am-a-cat-volume-one-paperback","title":"I Am a Cat: Volume One - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsume Soseki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cat and the City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I am a Cat. But I still don't have a name...' \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce a stray kitten, \u003ci\u003eI Am a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published at the turn of the 20th century, and regarded as one of Japan's most iconic classics, \u003ci\u003eI Am a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA biting satire of Meiji-era Japan' Jessie Burton, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature' Haruki Murakami \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of THE CAT AND THE CITY (2020) and FOUR SEASONS IN JAPAN (2023). In 2024 he was chosen by The British Council and The National Centre for Writing as one of ten rising stars in UK writing. His work has so far been translated into twenty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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 and also taught on the Creative Writing Prose Fiction MA at UEA.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267283304697,"sku":"9781784879792","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aOPORHEqzL9781784879792.webp?v=1768862727","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/i-am-a-cat-volume-one-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}