Botchan

by Natsume Soseki

Overview

An undisputed modern Japanese classic, this novel narrates the adventures of Botchan, who is sent as a teacher to a rural school located in the remote island of Shikoku. In his new post he will encounter a series of unusual characters, but above all he will be forced to face a horde of feral children who are devoted to making his life miserable.

Un clásico moderno japonés, esta novela narra las aventuras de Botchan, quien es asignado como maestro a una escuela rural en la isla remota de Shikoku. En esta nueva posición, se enfrentará a toda una serie de personajes peculiares, pero, más que nada, tendrá que lidiar con una muchedumbre de niños salvajes dedicados a hacerle la vida imposible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935548317
Publisher:	One Peace Books
Publication date:	01/11/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	487 KB

About the Author

Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was a Japanese novelist. Born in Babashita, a town in the Edo region of Ushigome, Sōseki was the youngest of six children. Due to financial hardship, he was adopted by a childless couple who raised him from 1868 until their divorce eight years later, at which point Sōseki returned to his biological family. Educated in Tokyo, he took an interest in literature and went on to study English and Chinese Classics while at the Tokyo Imperial University. He started his career as a poet, publishing haiku with the help of his friend and fellow-writer Masaoka Shiki. In 1895, he found work as a teacher at a middle school in Shikoku, which would serve as inspiration for his popular novel Botchan (1906). In 1900, Sōseki was sent by the Japanese government to study at UniversityCollege London. Later described as “the most unpleasant years in [his] life,” Sōseki’s time in London introduced him to British culture and earned him a position as a professor of English literature back in Tokyo. Recognized for such novels as Sanshirō (1908) and Kokoro (1914), Sōseki was a visionary artist whose deep commitment to the life of humanity has earned him praise from such figures as Haruki Murakami, who named Sōseki as his favorite writer.

Editorial Reviews

"Soseki's characters offer us a new definition of what is Humanism." —Kenzaburo Oe

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