Sōseki Natsume





Sōseki Natsume

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born
in Babashita, Japan
February 09, 1867

died
December 09, 1916

gender
male

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About this author

Name in Kanji: 夏目 漱石

Natsume Sōseki was the pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke, who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era (1868–1912). He is commonly referred to as Sōseki. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2007, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note.


Average rating: 3.78 · 10,965 ratings · 1,108 reviews · 81 distinct works · Similar authors
Kokoro
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 4,017 ratings — published 1914 — 50 editions
Botchan
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3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 2,353 ratings — published 1906 — 55 editions
I Am a Cat: Three Volumes i...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,873 ratings — published 1905 — 23 editions
Sanshirō
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 1908 — 17 editions
The Three-Cornered World
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 1906 — 15 editions
And Then
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1909 — 11 editions
I am a Cat I
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 159 ratings6 editions
Ten Nights' Dreams
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1908 — 8 editions
The Gate
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1910 — 10 editions
The Miner
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1976 — 2 editions
More books by Sōseki Natsume…
“I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived. It is blood that moves the body. Words are not meant to stir the air only: they are capable of moving greater things.”
Sōseki Natsume, Kokoro

“You seem to be under the impression that there is a special breed of bad humans. There is no such thing as a stereotype bad man in this world. Under normal conditions, everybody is more or less good, or, at least, ordinary. But tempt them, and they may suddenly change. That is what is so frightening about men.”
Sōseki Natsume, Kokoro

“I do not want your admiration now, because I do not want your insults in the future. I bear with my loneliness now, in order to avoid greater loneliness in the years ahead. You see, loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our own egotistical selves.”
Sōseki Natsume, Kokoro

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