Kokoro

Name: Kokoro
Author: Natsume Soseki

by Natsume Soseki

Psychological novel exploring conscience, betrayal and emotional isolation

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Natsume Soseki

Natsume Soseki was a Japanese author considered the greatest novelist of the Meiji era. His novel Kusamakura contains elements of dreamlike fantasy and his story Ten Nights of Dreams is a celebrated work of proto-surrealist fantasy. While not primarily a genre author, his influence on Japanese speculative fiction is profound.

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