吾輩は猫である
By 夏目漱石
Cover: Cats in Different Poses (1852), woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1861)
A nameless cat who lives with a schoolteacher called Kushami watches the household and the friends who come to talk, scheme and boast in his study. Natsume Soseki's first novel (1905–06) turns the cat's dry eye on the airs of Meiji intellectuals and their endless talk.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.