Sōseki : modern Japan's greatest novelist / John Nathan.
Sōseki : modern Japan's greatest novelist / John Nathan.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/5201
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Beginnings -- School days -- Words -- The provinces -- London -- Home again -- I am a cat -- Smaller gems -- The Thursday salon -- A professional novelist -- Sanshiro -- A pair of novels -- Crisis at shuzenji -- A death in the family -- Einsamkeit -- Michikusa -- The final year.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Series
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was the father of the modern novel in Japan, chronicling the plight of bourgeois characters caught between familiar modes of living and the onslaught of Western values and conventions. Yet even though generations of Japanese high school students have been expected to memorize passages from his novels and he is routinely...
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Full title
Sōseki : modern Japan's greatest novelist / John Nathan.
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Asia perspectives: history, society, and culture
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
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©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/5201
Record Identifier
74VKV864grAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV864grAM
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ISBN
9780231171427 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0231171420 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
DDC
895.6342
MMS ID
991024187519102626
