{"product_id":"kokoro","title":"Kokoro","description":"In the seaside city of Kamakura, a student is drawn to an enigmatic older man who swims at the same beach. The man becomes his Sensei. Against a backdrop of the rapid modernisation of Japan, their relationship endures – until one day, the young man receives a letter that divulges the full story of his Sensei’s past.\n\nOne of Japan’s most admired and bestselling modern classics, Kokoro is a psychologically rich, delicately drawn meditation on loneliness, desire and duty.\n\nPart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.\n\nTranslated by Edwin McClellan.\n\nNatsume Soseki (1867-1916) was one of Japan’s most prominent novelists of the Meiji Era. After studying in England on a government scholarship, Soseki began a career at Tokyo University as a scholar of English literature before later devoting himself to his writing. He is best known for his works I Am a Cat, Kusamakura, Botchan and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1,000-yen note.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54024105918780,"sku":"jjr1q9loejyro1yvas23tiao","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/3468\/5756\/files\/9781805330585-1.jpg?v=1787759700","url":"https:\/\/knizhka.us\/products\/kokoro","provider":"Книжка US","version":"1.0","type":"link"}