| Botchan Contributor(s): Soseki, Natsume (Author), Cohn, J. (Translator), Cohn, J. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014139188X ISBN-13: 9780141391885 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1100 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of Japan's most treasured novels--new to Penguin Classics A hilarious tale about a young man's rebellion against the system in a country school, Natsume Soseki's Botchan has enjoyed a timeless popularity in Japan. The setting is Japan's deep south, where the author himself spent some time teaching English in a boys' school. Into this conservative world, with its social proprieties and established pecking order, breezes Botchan, down from the big city and with scant respect for either his elders or his noisy young charges. The result is a light, funny, fast-paced novel. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |