Kokoro by Natsume Soseki
'Exactly what you would ask a novel to be' Spectator
In 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.
One of Japan's most admired and bestselling modern classics, Kokoro is a psychologically rich, delicately drawn meditation on loneliness, desire and duty.
Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.
Translated by Edwin McClellan.
Natsume 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 I Am a Cat, Kusamakura, Botchan and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1,000-yen note.
'Kokoro is exactly what you would ask a novel to be.. Soseki manipulates every detail with the same thrilling mastery'' - Spectator
'Sparsely populated, simple but perfect... it is a melancholy but stoical study in loneliness'' - Sunday Telegraph
'This elegant novel...suffuses the reader with a sense of old Japan' - Los Angeles Times
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781805330585 |
| ISBN 10 | 1805330586 |
| Title | Kokoro |
| Author | Natsume Soseki |
| Series | Pushkin Press Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2024-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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