Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), one of Japan's most influential modern
writers, is widely considered the foremost novelist of the Meiji
era (1868-1914) and a master of psychological fiction. As well as
his works of fiction, his essays, haiku, and kanshi have been
influential and are popular even today.
Meredith McKinney (translator) holds a PhD in medieval Japanese
literature from the University in Canberra, where she teaches in
the Japan Centre. She lived and taught in Japan for twenty years
and now lives near Braidwood, New South Wales. Her other
translations include Ravine and Other Stories, The Tale of Saigyo,
and for Penguin Classics, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, and
Kusamakura.
"This elegant novel...suffuses the reader with a sense of old
Japan." —Los Angeles Times
"Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of
truly national stature." —Haruki Murakami
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