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Botchan

by Soseki Natsume

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First published
1906
Pages
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  1. A Note by the Translator

    8:19

  2. Chapter 01

    27:09

  3. Chapter 02

    22:39

  4. Chapter 03

    24:18

  5. Chapter 04

    25:55

  6. Chapter 05

    24:45

  7. Chapter 06

    32:11

  8. Chapter 07

    31:31

  9. Chapter 08

    23:07

  10. Chapter 09

    27:45

  11. Chapter 10

    27:03

  12. Chapter 11

    33:07

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Soseki's narrator is a blunt, quick-tempered young man from Tokyo who takes a mathematics post at a middle school in the provinces and finds a nest of flattery and quiet malice waiting for him. He hands out nicknames instead of learning names, Redshirt and Porcupine and Badger among them, and blunders through his colleagues' scheming with far more honesty than sense. The comedy is all in the narration, which is fast, rude, and helpless to hide how badly he wants to do right. Underneath the jokes sits the question Soseki asked all his life: what becomes of a plain, decent temperament in a society that rewards cunning. Published in 1906, it is still one of the most widely read novels in Japan. Free PDF and EPUB editions are here.

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Soseki Natsume

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) is widely regarded as Japan's greatest modern novelist. Trained in English literature and sent to London on a government scholarship, he came home miserable, left teaching for journalism, and wrote I Am a Cat, Botchan, and Kokoro. His portrait appeared on the 1000 yen note.

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First published
1906
Reading time
About 3 hours
Pages
126
Language
English
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