| Description |
184 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
GN400L Lexile |
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Decoding demand: 97 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 62 (high) Structure demand: 89 (very high) Lexile |
| Subject |
Cats -- Japan -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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English teachers -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Humorous stories -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre |
Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Kobato, Chiroru, author, artist.
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Davisson, Zack, translator.
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| Added Title |
Wagahai wa neko de aru. English.
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I am a cat |
| ISBN |
9784805316573 (pbk.) |
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4805316578 (pbk.) |
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