{"product_id":"sanshiro-paperback","title":"Sanshiro - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsume Soseki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoseki's work of gentle humor and doomed innocence depicts twenty-three-year-old Sanshiro, a recent graduate from a provincial college, as he begins university life in the big city of Tokyo. Baffled and excited by the traffic, the academics and -- most of all -- the women, Sanshiro must find his way amongst the sophisticates who fill his new life. An incisive social and cultural commentary\u003ci\u003e, Sanshiro \u003c\/i\u003eis also a subtle study of first love, tradition, modernization, and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age. This is a Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality, colorful and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Masterfully translated by Jay Rubin, this edition also includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatsume Soseki \u003c\/b\u003e(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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is an American translator and academic. He is the translator of several of Haruki Murakami's major works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is one of Japan's most admired and widely read novelists, whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages. His more than twenty books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Kyoto in 1949, Murakami now lives near Tokyo.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090809213261,"sku":"9780140455625","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/6o25dCN2k09780140455625.webp?v=1781221613","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/sanshiro-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}