Paperback

$15.00 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

An undisputed modern Japanese classic, this novel narrates the adventures of Botchan, who is sent as a teacher to a rural school located in the remote island of Shikoku. In his new post he will encounter a series of unusual characters, but above all he will be forced to face a horde of feral children who are devoted to making his life miserable.

Un clásico moderno japonés, esta novela narra las aventuras de Botchan, quien es asignado como maestro a una escuela rural en la isla remota de Shikoku. En esta nueva posición, se enfrentará a toda una serie de personajes peculiares, pero, más que nada, tendrá que lidiar con una muchedumbre de niños salvajes dedicados a hacerle la vida imposible.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141391885
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/26/2013
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 442,242
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

NATSUME SOSEKI (1867-1916) is one of the best-known Japanese authors of the 20th century and considered as the master of psychological fiction. He wrote 14 novels. As well as his works of fiction, his essays, haiku, and kanshi have been influential and are popular even today.

J. COHN studied Japanese at Cornell and Harvard universities, as well as in Japan, and now teaches Japanese literature at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of a study on the comic spirit in modern Japanese fiction.

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews