I Am a Cat: Volume One - Natsume Soseki this exquisite portrait of courtly

this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel - and is certainly one of its finest

a tale of sexual adventure and discovery

the tales range from the bawdy Peronella

The Pink Labyrinth is one of the bomb-scarred city's most shady neighbourhoods

High in the Accursed Mountains

I Am a Cat: Volume One - Natsume Soseki this exquisite portrait of courtlyOnce 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