Botchan: A Novel by Soseki Natsume

"Soseki remains the great master of modern literature in Japan." —Norma M. Field

Botchan has a chip on his shoulder. His elder brother is his parents' obvious favorite and Botchan only receives any attention at all if he misbehaves. After his parents die, Botchan is cut off by his brother and drifts into a job teaching math in a small provincial town far from the big city.

Thrust into this alien environment, Botchan finds nothing but trouble—from his nosy landlord; his students, who delight i...