Botchan by Soseki Natsume

Botchan by Soseki Natsume

A modern classic in Japan, Botchan is as widely read today as when it was first published, occupying a place in the canon similar to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or The Catcher in the Rye

"Filled with light, satirical touches" — Donald Keene
"Botchan is required reading at school in Japan and you can imagine students identifying with the central character's contempt for the fools around him in much the same way those in the West identify with the characters in The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — both of which Botchan has been compared to." —The Japan Times
"Soseki Natsume is a great writer to have in anyone's collection. At his best, his prose is lush and rife with human observation and insight. He is capable of genuine pathos as seen in his novels such as Kokoro and I Am a Cat, but he is also capable of great humor and satire, as in the case of both Cat and Botchan." —Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Soseki Natsume was born in Tokyo in 1867 and attended prestigious University of Tokyo before working as an English teacher for a time. He went to London for three years in 1900 on a government literary scholarship, where he developed a love for Shakespeare. Returning to take up a position at his alma mater, his writing career began with I Am a Cat in 1905. Botchan followed in 1906 and these remain his most popular works, along with Kokoro. Soseki enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime, and when Japanese readers and critics are asked today which author they most admire, Soseki's name always appears at the top of the list.

Dennis Washburn is Burlington Northern Foundation Professor in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. His translations of Japanese literature include The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu and Laughing Wolf by Yuko Tsushima, among others.

Umeji Sasaki (1873-1929) was a teacher and translator in Japan.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9784805318225
ISBN 10	4805318228
Title	Botchan
Author	Soseki Natsume
Series	Tuttle Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tuttle Publishing
Year published	2025-04-08
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.