"A nonchalant string of anecdotes and wisecracks, told by a fellow who doesn''t have a name, and has never caught a mouse, and isn''t much good for anything except watching human beings in action…" —<B>The New Yorker</B><BR><BR>Written from 1904 through 1906, Soseki Natsume''s comic masterpiece,<I> I Am a Cat</I>, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him. <BR><BR>A classic of Japanese literature, <I>I Am a Cat</I> is one of Soseki''s best-known novels. Considered by many as the most significant writer in modern Japanese history, Soseki''s <I>I Am a Cat</I> is a classic novel sure to be enjoyed for years to come.