
by Natsume Soseki · Grupo Anaya, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411489577
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Immerse yourself in the adventures of a young and proud professor from Tokyo who is assigned to a rural school on the island of Shikoku. Published in 1906, this novel by Natsume Soseki, inspired by his own experiences, portrays with humor and acidity the Japanese society of the time, where traditional values such as honor and justice are threatened by personal success and greed. Through humorous situations and endearing characters, Soseki invites us to reflect on the importance of maintaining our principles in a constantly changing world.

Natsume Sōseki was a Japanese novelist, poet, and scholar. He is considered one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history and is often called the first modern novelist of Japan. Sōseki's fiction explored themes of individualism, loneliness, and the conflict between traditional Japanese values and the rapid Westernization of the Meiji era. His major works include I Am a Cat (1905), Botchan (1906), Sanshirō (1908), Kokoro (1914), and his unfinished final novel Light and Dark (1916).