Divided into three parts "Sensei and I," "My Parents and I," and "Sensei and His Testament," the novel explores the themes of loneliness and isolation. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Natsume Sō seki’s Kokoro is a classic work of Japanese literature reimagined for modern readers.Literally meaning "heart", the Japanese word "kokoro" can be more distinctly translated as "the heart of things" or "feeling." Natsume Soseki's 1914 novel, which was originally published in serial format in a Japanese newspaper, "Kokoro" deals with the transition from the Japanese Meiji society to the modern era. Eminently human, Kokoro is a beloved story of isolation, morality, and conflict from a master of Japanese fiction. As one era merges into the next, he reads of the suffering and mistakes his Sensei experienced and incurred on his path through life, drawing them closer and leaving the narrator with some wisdom to remember him by. As his father prepares to leave the mortal world, the narrator receives a lengthy letter from Tokyo, containing his Sensei’s story within.
As he tries to remain positive around so much sorrow, he begins to miss his Sensei, who is now getting old himself. When his father falls ill-around the time of the end of Meiji society-the narrator returns home to be closer to his family. As the years go by, the narrator becomes aware of a secret from Sensei’s past, which his mentor promises to reveal when the time is right. Soon, he begins visiting Sensei and his wife at their home in Tokyo, where they live an affluent, simple life. On vacation with a friend, the narrator meets an older man who becomes a patient mentor for the young student. Tradition and change, life and death-such are the subjects of Sō seki’s masterful, understated tale of unassuaged guilt.
Spanning generations, Kokoro is a classic novel from one of Japan’s most successful twentieth century writers. Set during a period of modernization in Japan, Kokoro is a story of family, faith, and tragedy that explores timeless themes of isolation and identity. Kokoro (1914) is a novel by Natsume Sō seki.
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