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Botchan is one of Japan's most popular novels for young people for
its meditations upon Japanese culture, lively characters, and
coming-of-age theme. The titular character is a young, headstrong
and reckless youth who is nevertheless possessed of a serious sense
of honor and integrity. Although his temper and impulsiveness
create problems, Botchan's moral convictions underpin his journey:
indeed, whether he will compromise his morals is the central
question. After taking a job as a junior teacher in a local middle
school, Botchan comes into conflict with Red Shirt; his school's
eloquent but manipulative and conniving head teacher. Vying for the
hand of a local beauty, Red Shirt will stop at nothing to achieve
his aims, using his position and the system to undermine or defeat
others. However a hot tempered but justice-seeking mathematics
teacher, Yama Arashi, is determined to oppose such underhand
behavior. Who will Botchan side with in the end?
Botchan is one of Japan's most popular novels for young people for
its meditations upon Japanese culture, lively characters, and
coming-of-age theme. The titular character is a young, headstrong
and reckless youth who is nevertheless possessed of a serious sense
of honor and integrity. Although his temper and impulsiveness
create problems, Botchan's moral convictions underpin his journey:
indeed, whether he will compromise his morals is the central
question. After taking a job as a junior teacher in a local middle
school, Botchan comes into conflict with Red Shirt; his school's
eloquent but manipulative and conniving head teacher. Vying for the
hand of a local beauty, Red Shirt will stop at nothing to achieve
his aims, using his position and the system to undermine or defeat
others. However a hot tempered but justice-seeking mathematics
teacher, Yama Arashi, is determined to oppose such underhand
behavior. Who will Botchan side with in the end?
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Botchan (Paperback)
Yasotaro Morri; Illustrated by Alex Struik; Kinosuke Natsume
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R247
Discovery Miles 2 470
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Botchan is a novel written by Natsume Soseki in 1906. It is
considered to be one of the most popular novels in Japan, read by
most Japanese during their childhood. The central theme of the
story is morality. Natsume Soseki (February 9, 1867 - December 9,
1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke, is widely considered to be the
foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868-1912). He is
best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his
unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of
British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and
fairy tales.
My teaching began at last. When I entered the class-room and
stepped upon the platform for the first time, I felt somewhat
strange. While lecturing, I wondered if a fellow like me could keep
up the profession of public instructor. The students were noisy.
Once in a while, they would holler "Teacher " "Teacher,"--it was
"going some." I had been calling others "teacher" every day so far,
in the school of physics, but in calling others "teacher" and being
called one, there is a wide gap of difference. It made me feel as
if some one was tickling my soles. I am not a sneakish fellow, nor
a coward; only--it's a pity--I lack audacity.
My teaching began at last. When I entered the class-room and
stepped upon the platform for the first time, I felt somewhat
strange. While lecturing, I wondered if a fellow like me could keep
up the profession of public instructor. The students were noisy.
Once in a while, they would holler "Teacher " "Teacher,"--it was
"going some." I had been calling others "teacher" every day so far,
in the school of physics, but in calling others "teacher" and being
called one, there is a wide gap of difference. It made me feel as
if some one was tickling my soles. I am not a sneakish fellow, nor
a coward; only--it's a pity--I lack audacity.
But neither did Aunt Judy, after she had given it one taste; so she
put the cup down, thanking No. 8 very much, but pulling such a
funny face, that it set the laugh going once more; in the middle of
which No. 4 dropped an additional lump of sugar into the rejected
buff- coloured mixture, a proceeding which evidently gave No. 8 a
new relish for the beverage.
But neither did Aunt Judy, after she had given it one taste; so she
put the cup down, thanking No. 8 very much, but pulling such a
funny face, that it set the laugh going once more; in the middle of
which No. 4 dropped an additional lump of sugar into the rejected
buff- coloured mixture, a proceeding which evidently gave No. 8 a
new relish for the beverage.
My teaching began at last. When I entered the class-room and
stepped upon the platform for the first time, I felt somewhat
strange. While lecturing, I wondered if a fellow like me could keep
up the profession of public instructor. The students were noisy.
Once in a while, they would holler "Teacher " "Teacher,"--it was
"going some." I had been calling others "teacher" every day so far,
in the school of physics, but in calling others "teacher" and being
called one, there is a wide gap of difference. It made me feel as
if some one was tickling my soles. I am not a sneakish fellow, nor
a coward; only--it's a pity--I lack audacity.
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