First new English translation in over fifty years provides accessibility for English-speaking readers
Explores the complex friendship between a young man and an enigmatic elder for deep character study
Reflects the cultural shift in early twentieth-century Japan for historical context
Includes insights from translator Meredith McKinney for enhanced understanding
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"Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature."--Haruki Murakami The father of modern Japanese literature's best-loved novel, in its first new English translation in half a century No collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki's Kokoro, his most famous novel and the l