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Title: Kokoro by Natsume Soseki ISBN: 0-89526-715-2 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Love and Loyalty and Loss
Comment: All of these are themes found in Japanese art, and all have a home in "Kokoro." Kokoro translates to heart or soul or spirit, and this book does justice to its title. Inside this slim volume is a testament of spirit, of youth and age, of man and woman, of ancient and modern juxtapositions of kokoro. What is love? What is friendship? What is responsibility?
The writing style is slow and delicate, with a precise economy of ideas and words. The translation is excellent, lending credible authenticity to the language. The Ideas, of course, need little interpretation as they are human in nature, and can be understood by all. Small cultural notes, such as the important suicide of General Nogi, are wisely footnoted and explained to deepen understanding of the narrative.
The simple story of Sensei, his wife, the young man and his family lay a basic framework upon which to weave the emotions that are the true focus.
Overall, while a book with an extremely Japanese flavor, it does transcend the barriers and gets at the inner life, the kokoro.
Rating: 5
Summary: Poetic tale with meaning for everyone
Comment: The depth of this novel amazed me ... I cannot imagine the torment that Sensei felt, keeping his secret to himself until the very end of his life. Orphaned at a young age, betrayed by his uncle over money, betrayer of his best friend over love, cause of his friend's suicide ... I can only hope that the narrator got as much out of Sensei's story as I did.
The last part, Sensei's confession, was clearly at the heart of Soseki's novel. I believe I read that actually, Sensei's Testament was the first part Soseki wrote originally (which would, to a degree, explain the "unfinished" abrupt ending). Also, during the first two parts "I" refers several times to Sensei's death, which would make sense chronologically if the last part was actually the first part.
In any event, reading this book was a joy, even if it was a sad tale. Soseki's prose was akin to poetry, something I think was lost a bit in the translation (which is nearly fifty years old now). Even in the translation, however, I think the poetic power that Soseki writes with is apparent. Kokoro is a classic for the ages.
Rating: 1
Summary: wooooow gay
Comment: i had to read this book for a world civilizations class. this book is a pathetic attempt and should not be used for any class. the first half shouldn't have been written and the second been cut down dramatically. foreshadowing is fine and all, but half a book of it is just pointless. the character "K" also has a few problems himself. why would any man go to the same swimming spot as another, and try to see him again and again. this is just obsurd and the rest of it is aswell. no man would ever kill himself so his friend would not feel guilty being with a girl that they both liked. i know this was not present day or anything, but one would get her and the other would find their own woman. i dont' really know why i'm writting this, i guess just because i'm pissed i had to read this boring book. i'm sorry for anyone else that is in the same situation as me. this book and its themes should have been in a essay or a short story. nothing would have been lost and everyones time would not have been lost either. blah blah blah hope this helps everyone decide to not buy this book and to stare at a wall instead. that definitely would be a better time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Title: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata, Edward G. Seidensticker, Edward Seidensticker ISBN: 0679761047 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oë, John Nathan ISBN: 0802150616 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus ISBN: 0671880187 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki, Anthony H. Chambers ISBN: 0375724745 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai by Katsu Kokichi, Craig Teruko ISBN: 0816512566 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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