Soseki Natsume's Kokoro

The Manga Edition: The Heart of Things

Soseki Natsume, Nagi Yoshizaki, Makiko Itoh

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TUTTLE PUBLISHING
01 April 2024

Graphic novels: Manga; Manga

Series: Tuttle Japanese Classics In Manga

A timeless psychological study of a young man's deep alienation from society.

Set in the early 20th century, Kokoro opens with a chance encounter on a beach near Tokyo that irrevocably links a young student to a man he simply calls Sensei (Teacher). Intrigued by Sensei's aloofness, the student calls upon him with increasing frequency. Eventually, Sensei and his beautiful wife open their home and their lives to him. Only later does the student learn the devastating secret that has haunted Sensei since his youth.

Kokoro has sold millions of copies in Japan where it is taught in schools and is a perennial favorite. Its lucid prose and universal themes of friendship, betrayal and the struggle for meaning in a changing world have made it popular internationally as well. This English-language manga version will make the book accessible to a new generation of foreign readers.

The manga includes depictions of suicide and may not be suitable for some readers.

By: Soseki Natsume
Adapted by: Nagi Yoshizaki
Translated by: Makiko Itoh
Imprint: TUTTLE PUBLISHING
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9784805317747
ISBN 10: 4805317744
Series: Tuttle Japanese Classics In Manga
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Reviews for Soseki Natsume's Kokoro: The Manga Edition: The Heart of Things

"""Soseki Natsume is a great writer to have in anyone's collection. At his best, his prose is lush and rife with human observation and insight. He is capable of genuine pathos as seen in his novels such as Kokoro and I Am a Cat, but he is also capable of great humor and satire, as in the case of both Cat and Botchan."" —Seattle Post-Intelligencer"