Kokoro

"The subject of 'Kokoro, ' which can be translated as 'the heart of things' or as 'feeling, ' is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach to it. In the course of this exploration, Soseki brilliantly describes different levels of friendship, family relationships, and the devices by which men attempt to escape from their fundamental loneliness. 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

Author: Natsume Soseki
Publisher: Gateway Editions
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9780895267153
ISBN10: 0895267152
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Japan
- Fiction | Classics

About the Author
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), perhaps the greatest novelist if the Meiji period, remains one of the most widely read authors in Japan.