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A murderer discovers his true nature from a talking infant, a samurai is frustrated in his attempts to meditate, and a dying man bestows his hat on a friend in these surrealistic short stories. Written by the father of Japanese modernist literature, the d
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Andrew Koji, best known for Warrior and Snake Eyes. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Murakami. One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23
'Exactly what you would ask a novel to be' Spectator In the seaside city of Kamakura, a student is drawn to an enigmatic older man who swims at the same beach. The man becomes his Sensei. Against a backdrop of the rapid modernisation of Japan, the
Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a vibrant new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City . 'I am a Cat. But I still don't have a name...' Once a stray kitten, I Am a Cat s narrator finds himself adopted by a
This English version of ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Wagahai-wa neko de aru: I Am a Cat), Chapters I and II, written by Natsume Soseki, pseudonym of Natsume Kinnosuke (1867-1916), and translated by Kan-ichi Ando (1878-1924), was published by Hattori Shoten, Tokyo, in 1906. I
A gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami 'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself - not to Japan, not to anything' Soseki's work of
An NYRB Classics Original A humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families' consent, and una
"The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight. The translation, by Edwin McClellan, is extremely good." --Anthony West, The New Yorker Kokoro , which means "the heart of
Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki is a celebrated work of Japanese literature, often described as a haiku-style novel that blends travel, art, and philosophy. The story follows an unnamed painter, a man in his thirties, who leaves the bustling city of Tokyo to
Light and Dark, Natsume Soseki's longest novel and masterpiece, although unfinished, is a minutely observed study of haute-bourgeois manners on the eve of World War I. It is also a psychological portrait of a new marriage that achieves a depth and exa