{"product_id":"kokoro-book-natsume-soseki-9781805330585","title":"Kokoro","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":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50336188530961,"sku":"GOR013932745","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51528595046673,"sku":"NGR9781805330585","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51882272227601,"sku":"GOR014443456","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53124212523281,"sku":"GOR014756594","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1805330586.jpg?v=1786528051","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/kokoro-book-natsume-soseki-9781805330585","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}