Literally meaning "heart," the Japanese word "kokoro" can be more
distinctly translated as "the heart of things" or "feeling."
Natsume Soseki's 1914 novel, which was originally published in
serial format in a Japanese newspaper, "Kokoro" deals with the
transition from the Japanese Meiji society to the modern era.
Divided into three parts "Sensei and I," "My Parents and I," and
"Sensei and His Testament," the novel explores the themes of
loneliness and isolation. In the first part we find the narrator
attending university where he befriends an older man, known only as
"Sensei," who lives a largely reclusive life. In the second part of
the novel the narrator graduates from college and returns home to
await the death of his father. The third part of the novel recounts
a letter that the narrator receives from the "Sensei," which
describes the circumstances that caused his loss of faith in
humanity and the guilt he feels over the death of a childhood
friend which drives him to the reclusive life that he has led. A
deeply thematic novel "Kokoro" provides an excellent introduction
to one of Japan's most beloved authors, Natsume Soseki.
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