Kokoro - Natsume Soseki Translator: William Rees

Translator: William Rees

he will inherit the luxurious apartment that he had shared with Paulina

Deep in northern Siberia

Telling of the siege of Leningrad

Kokoro - Natsume Soseki Translator: William ReesIn the seaside city of Kamakura, a student is drawn to an enigmatic older man who swims at the same beach. The man becomes his Sensei. Against a backdrop of the rapid modernisation of Japan, their relationship endures until one day, the young man receives a letter that divulges the full story of his Sensei's past. One of Japan's most admired and bestselling modern classics, Kokoro is a psychologically rich, delicately drawn meditation on loneliness,