Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to
the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after
his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature,
Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils - prone
to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher; the staff - vain,
immoral, and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; and
from his own as-yet-unformed nature, as he finds his place in the
world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is
considered a classic of adolescence, as seminal as The Catcher in
the Rye, Botchan is as funny, poignant and memorable as it was when
first published, over 100 years ago. In J. Cohn's introduction to
his colourful translation, he discusses Botchan's success, the
book's clash between Western intellectualism and traditional
Japanese values, and the importance of names and nicknames in the
novel.
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