Kokoro by Natsume Soseki (9781926487311)

Description - Kokoro by Natsume Soseki

Natsume S seki (1867 - 1916) is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868-1912). He is best known for his novel Kokoro. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note. The title Kokoro literally means "heart," the word contains shades of meaning, and can be translated as "the heart of things" or "feeling." The work deals with the transition from traditional Japanese society to the modern era by exploring the friendship between a young man and an older man he calls "Sensei" (or teacher). It continues the theme of isolation developed in Soseki's earlier works. Other important themes in the novel include the changing times, the changing roles and ideals of women, and intergenerational change in values, the role of family, the importance of the self versus the group, the cost of weakness, and identity."

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