I Am a Cat: Volume One - Natsume Soseki High in the Accursed Mountains

High in the Accursed Mountains

was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I

in the dead of night a patrolling policeman catches a young Buddhist monk digging in the back yard of The Black Cat Cafe

Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop

the beautiful young daughter of his captain

I Am a Cat: Volume One - Natsume Soseki High in the Accursed MountainsOnce a stray kitten, I Am a Cats 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. First published at the turn of the 20th century, and regarded as one of Japans most iconic classics, I Am a Cat is a captivating exploration