Kokoro
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0895267152
ISBN 13
9780895267153
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Unknown
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Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Pages
248
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Description
"The subject of 'Kokoro,' which can be translated as 'the heart of things' or as 'feeling,' is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach to it. In the course of this exploration, Soseki brilliantly describes different levels of friendship, family relationships, and the devices by which men attempt to escape from their fundamental loneliness. The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight. The translation, by Edwin McClellan, is extremely good."—Anthony West, The New Yorker - from Amzon
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1