The early twentieth century author Natsume Sōseki is regarded as one of Japan’s most noted novelists, whose works still form part of the country’s school curriculum. Masterpieces like ‘Botchan’, ‘I Am a Cat’ and ‘Kusamakura’ explore the plight of the alienated Japanese intellectual in the modern world. His works are characterised for their delicate lyricism, which is uniquely Japanese, helping to inspire the development of the modern realistic novel in Japanese literature. This eBook presents Soseki’s collected works, with illustrations, rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Soseki’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the texts
* 3 novels, with individual contents tables
* Features Soseki’s rare English translation of the Japanese thirteenth century classic ‘Hojoki’
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The rare story collection ‘Ten Nights of Dreams’, available in no other collection
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
Please note: there are few translations of Soseki’s novels available and so we are unable to provide our usual comprehensive range of texts. When new works become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Translation
Hojoki (1891)
The Novels
I am a Cat (1905)
Botchan (1906)
Kusamakura(1906)
The Short Story Collection
Ten Nights of Dreams (1908)
