Sanshirō

Jay Rubin's translation of Sōseki's cherished novel, new to Penguin Classics
One of Sōseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Sōseki 's lively humour and our awareness of 's doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. is also penetrating social and cultural commentary.
Hardcover.