Description: Soseki Natsume's Botchan: The Manga Edition by Soseki Natsume, Kaori Okura, Makiko Itoh One of the most popular novels of all time in Japan - now available in manga form!Reckless but unfailingly honest, Botchan is the youngest son in a middle-class Tokyo family. Following his graduation from college, he takes a job as a math teacher on the island of Shikoku, far from the city. Thrust into this alien small-town environment, Botchan encounters nothing but trouble from his students and fellow teachers. Among his tormentors are a pompous, two-faced vice-principal; his fawning sidekick, the spineless principal; and a pack of brawny, prankster students - all of whom seem out to get him. Mayhem ensues, but in the end Botchan prevails through honesty and dogged determination.A modern classic, Botchan rivals Sosekis famous I Am a Cat in popularity in Japan. This is the funniest of Sosekis novels, a penetrating portrait of a young mans quest to survive the suffocating hypocrisy of everyone around him while remaining true to his beliefs.Filled with light, satirical touches. - Donald KeeneRecommended for readers ages 14 and up due to explicit language FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Soseki Natsume was born in Tokyo and taught English in a small town before studying for three years in England. Returning to teach at prestigious Tokyo University, he began his writing career and soon achieved widespread acclaim. His novels include I Am a Cat, Kokoro and Kusamakura.Kaori Okura is a manga artist in Japan. She is the creator of many comics for young adult and female readers.Translation by Makiko Itoh, author of the Just Bento cookbook series and has translated many Japanese works into English including Zen Wisdom for the Anxious and Modern Japanese Ikebana. She writes regular columns on food for The Japan Times. Review "Filled with light, satirical touches." — Donald Keene"Botchan is required reading at school in Japan and you can imagine students identifying with the central characters contempt for the fools around him in much the same way those in the West identify with the characters in The Catcher in the Rye and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — both of which Botchan has been compared to." —The Japan Times"Soseki Natsume is a great writer to have in anyones 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 Details ISBN4805317825 Author Makiko Itoh Pages 192 Publisher Tuttle Publishing Year 2024 ISBN-13 9784805317822 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-09-17 Imprint Tuttle Publishing Audience General Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Illustrations b&w illustrations throughout; Opens right-to-left US Release Date 2024-09-17 Subtitle One of Japans Most Popular Novels of All Time - Now Available in Manga Form! Series Tuttle Japanese Classics In Manga Translator Makiko Itoh AU Release Date 2024-06-30 ISBN-10 4805317825 UK Release Date 2024-09-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160900692;
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