I Am a Cat, the Manga Edition: Japan’’s Most Popular Novel

　　改編自日本文學巨擘、國民大作家－夏目漱石的長篇小說代表作《我是貓》，讓日本偉大的文學作品，用漫畫的方式重現在讀者眼前。用一雙玲瓏貓眼，巧看二十世紀初期，東京上流家庭裡古怪風趣的日常。憤世的野貓，無意間被一名英語老師收養，展開一連串貓咪探險，一睹日常間的樂趣與玩笑，逗樂百餘年來無數的讀者。
 
　　用全新漫畫的方式接觸日本經典，讓讀者得以領略表情外顯的喵星人的微妙暗示。輕鬆領略貓言貓語中的東方智慧。沉浸在獨特的敘事視角，看盡滿紙荒唐事。
 
　　出場角色
　　苦沙彌(Kushami)：野貓的主人，二流的教師，行事迷糊。
　　自負的金田夫婦(The Kenedas)：有著一位被寵壞的千金。
　　迷亭先生(Meitei)：熱愛玩笑與鄉野童話，也是苦沙彌的朋友。
　　一群當地的貓咪：包括惹人憐愛的三毛子(Mikeko)與好鬥的大黑(Kuro)
 
　　新銳日本插畫家Chiroru Kobato，透過經典搭配豐富的視覺娛樂，傳達日本特有的歷史時期、快速西化與傳統的衝突，社會變遷下的都市樣貌，貌似無限可能的未來，瑰麗而壯闊，如同貓眼一般迷幻。

Japan’s beloved literary masterpiece brought to life in manga form!

Soseki Natsume’s comic masterpiece, I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle-class Japanese society in early 20th century Tokyo. Written with biting wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a rather cynical stray kitten. He finds his way into the home of an English teacher, where his running commentary on the follies and foibles of the people around him has been making readers laugh for more than a century.

This is the very first manga edition in English of this classic piece of Japanese literature. The story lends itself well to a graphic novel format, allowing readers to pick up on the more subtle cues of the expressive cat, while also being immersed in the world of his perceptive narration. It is true to classic manga form, and is read back to front.

Beautifully illustrated by Japanese artist Chiroru Kobato, this edition provides a visual, entertaining look at a unique period in Japan’s history--filled with cultural and societal changes, rapid modernization and a feeling of limitless possibility--through the eyes of an unlikely narrator.

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was born in Tokyo and, upon graduating from Tokyo University, worked as an English teacher in a small provincial town. He was sent to London for three years by the Japanese government in 1900 on the first English literary scholarship, where he developed a love for Shakespeare and Dickens. Returning to take up a position at Tokyo University, he began his writing career with Botchan, one of his most famous works, along with I Am a Cat and Kokoro. Soseki enjoyed tremendous popularity before his death in 1916. He is the only Japanese author referred to by his personal name (Soseki) and not his family name (Natsume), and his image appears on the Japanese 1,000 yen note.