Botchan
$25.71
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2012
Summary
Botchan: A Classic Tale of Youth, Rebellion, and Finding Your Place
Botchan, a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, is sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious, and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests:
- The pupils, prone to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher.
- The staff, vain, immoral, and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan.
- His o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141391885 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014139188X |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Natsume Soseki, J. Cohn |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 123g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
Soseki’s lightest and funniest work
Soseki’s lightest and funniest work – Donald KeeneThis rollicking rebel, and the spice and pace of the narrative, will appeal to parent, teacher, and schoolchild alike * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Natsume Soseki
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is one of the best-known Japanese authors of the 20th century and considered as the master of psychological fiction. He wrote 14 novels. As well as his works of fiction, his essays, haiku, and kanshi have been influential and are popular even today.
J. Cohn studied Japanese at Cornell and Harvard universities, as well as in Japan, and now teaches Japanese literature at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of a study on the comic spirit in modern Japanese ficiton.
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