"Kokoro" is one of the classics of Japanese literature. Soseki introduces readers to the Japanese modern culture and its effect on the young generation of that time. Author narrates the events, when in 1857 Western imperialism invaded Japan. In order to protect Japan and it's culture, the Japanese Emporer Meiji planned and ordered an industrial revolution in the country. Must Read!
A nineteenth-century Japanese novel concerned with man's loneliness in the modern world.
Kokoro: The Soul of Japan
Kokoro
Masterfully combining fantasy, science fiction and Japanese mythology, the sequel to Kojiki takes us into the heart of a war that spreads across the worlds.
親友を裏切って恋人を得たが、親友が自殺したために罪悪感に苦しみ、自らも死を選ぶ孤独な明治の知識人の内面を描いた作品。鎌倉の海岸で出会った“先生”という主人公の不思議な魅力にとりつかれた学生の眼から間接的に主人公が描かれる前半と、後半の主人公の告白体との対照が効果的で、“我執”の主題を抑制された透明な文体で展開した後期三部作の終局をなす秀作である。
The 15 essays collected here examine the inner spiritual life of Japan through the people that make Japan the unique place it is. The word "Kokora" itself can be translated...
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Thieves, gamblers, prostitutes, confidence men: these and other such types mingled with priests, merchants, and ordinary citizens along the great trunk road between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto in early 19th century Japan.
Kokoro's Sensei shares other characteristics with Sōseki as well. Family difficulties and alienation, a recurrent theme in many of Sōseki's novels, played their part in his own early life. A late child of a large family, ...
"Tell me, Enami-san, to which Yakuza family did they owe their allegiance?" Enami glanced into a pocket notebook before answering. "They were of the Ishido family." Saito raised an eyebrow in interest. "So des ney, but you use the word ...