I Am a Cat
About This Novel
"I am a Cat" established Natsume Soseki's position in literary history. The novel adopts humorous, satirical and comical techniques, using the vision, hearing and feeling of a cat. It takes the daily life of the protagonist, middle school teacher Jinno Kusami, as the main line, interspersed with the conflicts of neighbor capitalist Kaneda who fails to marry a girl and plots revenge on Kusami, making it laugh. It explores the empty spiritual life of intellectuals in the Meiji era, and satirizes them for claiming to be noble but doing nothing; being dissatisfied with reality but unable to resist; being mediocre and boring, but denouncing the contradictory character of the world, and lashing out at the snobbish, vulgar, and cruel nature of Kaneda and other bourgeois figures and their accomplices. The novel has ingenious conception, exaggerated description, flexible structure and distinctive artistic features.
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Official(61)Scraped 10d ago
I don't see any logic, it feels like it's all just petty complaints! In fact, it's not like you are pretending to be a cat. Well, I don't have the ability to appreciate Japanese novels.
When I saw the word Lushun, my heart palpitated. History opens up new paths, often in the most unexpected places. Most people are better off living a pure life, being able to experience the present moment without any worries. However, sometimes I just don't want to fool my own heartbeat by thinking more. It's easier said than done to be right. Just take a look at the cat.
Just reading the first few chapters is enough. The paid ones are not as interesting as the free ones.
Looking at the world through a cat's eye, stupid humans are all freaks. The first few chapters are far more exciting than the second half, and "being continued" can't escape the feeling of continuation. The following allusions to European, American and East Asian literature and history seem to be showing off.
I don't know if it's because of the translation of the work, but I feel that the description and narrative are a bit bland and cumbersome.
I need to read some books during the winter vacation.
I have this book, but I didn't expect it to be found here
Lang Lang
The old society must be changed and a prosperous society of harmonious coexistence and peace be built.
Although I don't quite agree with some of the opinions, the story is interesting. Very interesting
Book
Books books books books.
I think it's a bit trivial, maybe it's a translation problem, it's a bit long and boring to read, and the narrative is also very average.
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Community(0)
Official(61)Scraped 10d ago
I don't see any logic, it feels like it's all just petty complaints! In fact, it's not like you are pretending to be a cat. Well, I don't have the ability to appreciate Japanese novels.
When I saw the word Lushun, my heart palpitated. History opens up new paths, often in the most unexpected places. Most people are better off living a pure life, being able to experience the present moment without any worries. However, sometimes I just don't want to fool my own heartbeat by thinking more. It's easier said than done to be right. Just take a look at the cat.
Just reading the first few chapters is enough. The paid ones are not as interesting as the free ones.
Looking at the world through a cat's eye, stupid humans are all freaks. The first few chapters are far more exciting than the second half, and "being continued" can't escape the feeling of continuation. The following allusions to European, American and East Asian literature and history seem to be showing off.
I don't know if it's because of the translation of the work, but I feel that the description and narrative are a bit bland and cumbersome.
I need to read some books during the winter vacation.
I have this book, but I didn't expect it to be found here
Lang Lang
The old society must be changed and a prosperous society of harmonious coexistence and peace be built.
Although I don't quite agree with some of the opinions, the story is interesting. Very interesting
Book
Books books books books.
I think it's a bit trivial, maybe it's a translation problem, it's a bit long and boring to read, and the narrative is also very average.
