Natsume Kinnosuke
The central figure of Meiji-era literature whose novels grapple with the psychological disorientation of Japan's modernization. Under the pen name Soseki, his works remain required reading in Japanese schools.
Works
- I Am a CatPhilosophical novel narrated by a streetwise cat observing human society
- KokoroPsychological novella exploring alienation through intimate letters between friends
- BotchanComic novel following a young teacher's misadventures in rural Japan
- SanshiroComing-of-age novel about a student's intellectual and romantic awakening
- And ThenNovel depicting a young man's dissatisfaction with bourgeois Japanese society