Name: Soseki Natsume's Kokoro: The Manga Edition
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Author: Natsume Soseki
ISBN: 9784805317747

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Soseki Natsume's Kokoro: The Manga Edition

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sôseki Natsume

Natsume Soseki

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Language

English

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9784805317747

Soseki Natsume's Kokoro: The Manga Edition

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Synopsis "Soseki Natsume's Kokoro: The Manga Edition"

A timeless psychological study of a young man's deep alienation from society. Set in the early 20th century, Kokoro opens with a chance encounter on a beach near Tokyo that irrevocably links a young student to a man he simply calls Sensei (Teacher). Intrigued by Sensei's aloofness, the student calls upon him with increasing frequency. Eventually, Sensei and his beautiful wife open their home and their lives to him. Only later does the student learn the devastating secret that has haunted Sensei since his youth. Kokoro has sold millions of copies in Japan where it is taught in schools and is a perennial favorite. Its lucid prose and universal themes of friendship, betrayal and the struggle for meaning in a changing world have made it popular internationally as well. This English-language manga version will make the book accessible to a new generation of foreign readers. The manga includes depictions of suicide and may not be suitable for some readers.

Sôseki Natsume

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Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916) was a prominent Japanese writer and professor of English literature, considered one of the main literati of modern Japan. Among his most recognized works are "I Am a Cat" (1905), "Botchan" (1906), and "Kokoro" (1914). These novels, belonging to the genre of modern Japanese literature, explore themes such as identity, loneliness, and cultural transition in Japan during the Meiji era. Although Sōseki did not receive literary awards in his lifetime, his legacy has endured, with his likeness included on the 1000 yen bills between 1984 and 2004.

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Natsume Soseki

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(1867-1916) Nació en Tokio. Tras realizar los estudios universitarios, ejerció como profesor en varias ciudades de su país. Amplió estudios en Londres y en 1903 le fue confiada la cátedra de literatura inglesa en la Universidad Imperial de la capital japonesa. En 1907 renunció a la enseñanza universitaria para dedicarse exclusivamente a la producción literaria. Hechicero de la prosa japonesa e iniciador de un nuevo estilo de novela, es una figura emblemática de la literatura japonesa moderna e iniciador de una corriente literaria que continuaron ilustres escritores de diversas escuelas más próximas a nuestros días. El trasfondo ideológico de sus obras ha suscitado el interés de estudiosos japoneses y extranjeros. La armonía de su exquisito lirismo y su perspicaz análisis de la realidad humana han tenido siempre un peculiar atractivo para el público japonés. Soseki es la encarnación de una época de transición violenta, donde el orden de los valores tradicionales choca con el de los modernos valores occidentales cuya fuerza es imaparable. Entre sus obras se encuentran ensayos, poesías y, sobre todo, novelas. Son especialmente representativas, además de «Yo, el gato», «Botchan» («El joven mimado»), «Gubijinso» («Amapola»), «Sanshiro», «Kusamokura» («La almohada de hierba»), «Kokoro» («Corazón»), «Sorekara» («Después»), «Tabibito» («El caminante»), «Mon» («La puerta») y «Meian» («Claroscuro»), que dejó incompleta en noviembre de 1916, poco antes de su muerte.

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