{"product_id":"natsume-soseki-kokoro-2024-paperback","title":"Natsume Soseki: Kokoro [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exactly what you would ask a novel to be' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the seaside city of Kamakura, a student is drawn to an enigmatic older man who swims at the same beach. The man becomes his Sensei. Against a backdrop of the rapid modernisation of Japan, their relationship endures - until one day, the young man receives a letter that divulges the full story of his Sensei's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Japan's most admired and bestselling modern classics, \u003ci\u003eKokoro\u003c\/i\u003e is a psychologically rich, delicately drawn meditation on loneliness, desire and duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Edwin McClellan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatsume Soseki (1867-1916) was one of Japan's most prominent novelists of the Meiji Era. After studying in England on a government scholarship, Soseki began a career at Tokyo University as a scholar of English literature before later devoting himself to his writing. He is best known for his works \u003ci\u003eI Am a Cat, Kusamakura, Botchan\u003c\/i\u003e and his unfinished work \u003ci\u003eLight and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1,000-yen note.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soseki, Natsume \u0026 Flanagan, Damian \u0026 Mcclellan, Edwin","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50364302131539,"sku":"9781805330585","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50362030162259,"sku":"XV81805330585","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/soseki-natsume-flanagan-damian-mcclellan-edwin-natsume-soseki-kokoro-2024-paperback-1128543185.jpg?v=1739142124","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/natsume-soseki-kokoro-2024-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}