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Kokoro (こゝろ, or in modern kana usage こころ) is a 1914 Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki, and the final part of a trilogy starting with To the Spring Equinox and Beyond and followed by The Wayfarer (both 1912). [1]
Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石, 9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916), pen name Sōseki, born Natsume Kin'nosuke (夏目 金之助), was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his novels Kokoro , Botchan , I Am a Cat , Kusamakura and his unfinished work Light and Darkness .
Botchan (young master) is the first-person narrator of the novel. He grows up in Tokyo as a reckless and rambunctious youth. In the opening chapter he hurts himself jumping from the second floor of his elementary school, fights the boy next door, and tramples a neighbor's carrot patch by wrestling (sumo style) on the straw that covers the seedlings.
The Gate (門, Mon) is a 1910 Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki.It is the final part of a trilogy, preceded by Sanshirō (1908) and Sorekara (1909). [1] The story follows Sosuke, who betrayed his best friend Yasui by marrying his wife Oyone, and how he seeks salvation from his guilt.
I Am a Cat (Japanese: 吾輩は猫である, Hepburn: Wagahai wa Neko de Aru) is a satirical novel written in 1905–1906 by Natsume Sōseki about Japanese society during the Meiji period (1868–1912), particularly the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions.
The Wayfarer (Japanese: 行人, Hepburn: Kōjin) is a 1912 novel by Japanese writer Natsume Sōseki. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the second part of a trilogy starting with To the Spring Equinox and Beyond (1912) and ending with Kokoro (1914).
And Then (Japanese: それから, Hepburn: Sorekara) is a 1909 Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki. It is the second part of a trilogy, preceded by Sanshirō (1908) and followed by The Gate (1910). [ 1 ]
Ten Nights of Dreams (夢十夜, Yume Jūya) or Ten Nights' Dreams is a series of short pieces by Natsume Sōseki. It was published in the Asahi Shimbun from July 25 to August 5, 1908. Sōseki writes of ten dreams set in various time periods, including his own time (the Meiji period) and as far back as the "age of the gods," and the Kamakura ...