{"product_id":"books-botchan-by-natsume-soseki","title":"Botchan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecounting the hilarious misadventures of a reckless young man who rebels against 'the system' in a country school, this irresistible coming of age tale is one of Japan's most popular novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBotchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils - prone to playing tricks on their new, naïve teacher; the staff - vain, immoral, and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; and from his own as-yet-unformed nature, as he finds his place in the world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is considered a classic of adolescence, as seminal as \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBotchan\u003c\/i\u003e is as funny, poignant and memorable as it was when first published, over 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53766822494481,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780241675281.jpg?v=1783930604","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-botchan-by-natsume-soseki","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}