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Natsume Soseki
Through the relationship between Sensei and the narrator, loneliness emerges at the end of the Meiji era.
Irreversible memories hide beneath their quiet conversations.
A novel to read gradually, following what its characters say—and leave unsaid.
Why read it now
Reading only a few pages each day suits the novel's quiet pace and gradual disclosures.
Before reading
A defining modern novel in which the transition from Meiji to Taisho meets questions of private loyalty and responsibility.
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