Botchan

novel by Natsume Sōseki

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In Japanese literature: The novel between 1905 and 1941
…with humorous novels such as Botchan (1906; “The Young Master”; Eng. trans. Botchan), a fictionalized account of his experiences as a teacher in a provincial town. Botchan enjoyed phenomenal popularity after it first appeared. It is the most approachable of Sōseki’s novels, and the Japanese found pleasure in identifying themselves…
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