Soseki Natsume - Botchan - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis sent to the ultra - traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical rebellious and immature Botchan finds himself facing several tests from the pupils - prone to playing tricks on their new na ve teacher; the staff - vain immoral and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; and from his own as - yet - unformed nature as he finds his place in the world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is considered a classic of adolescence as seminal as The Catcher in the Rye Botchan is as funny poignant and memorable as it was when first published over 100 years ago. In J. Cohn's introduction to his colourful translation he discusses Botchan's success the book's clash between Western intellectualism and traditional Japanese values and the importance of names and nicknames in the novel.
Title: Botchan
Author(s): Soseki Natsume
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780141391885
Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/26/2013
Category: Fiction In Translation