Kokoro
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Kokoro

by Natsume Sōseki

1914•Drama•272 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA moving, heavy novel: original and slow-paced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

No collection of Japanese literature is complete without Natsume Soseki's Kokoro, his most famous novel and the last he complete before his death. Published here in the first new translation in more than fifty years, Kokoro--meaning "heart"-is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls "Sensei".

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leads

Subjects

JapanSocial conditionsTraductions anglaisesNatsume, soseki, 1867-1916Japanese literatureJapan, historyFriendshipHistory

Details

Author
Natsume Sōseki
Published
1914
Pages
272
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