Cover art for Sanshiro
Published
Penguin Classics, January 2010
ISBN
9780140455625
Format
Softcover, 288 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 1.7cm

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Jay Rubin's translation of Soseki's cherished novel, new to Penguin Classics

One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki's lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro's doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. Sanshiro is also penetrating social and cultural commentary.

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