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Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki

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Features a portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. This book is a haikuesque novel infused with the author's musings on art and nature.

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Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki

Features a portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. This book is a haikuesque novel infused with the author's musings on art and nature.

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is one of the best-known Japanese authors of the 20th century and considered as the master of psychological fiction. As well as his works of fiction, his essays, haiku, and kanshi have been influential and are popular even today.


Meredith McKinney holds a PhD in medieval Japanese literature from the University in Canberra, where she teaches in the Japan Centre. Her other translations include Ravine and Other Stories, The Tale of Saigyo, and for Penguin Classics, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.

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ISBN 13 9780143105190
ISBN 10 0143105191
Title Kusamakura
Author Natsume Soseki
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2008-07-31
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.