Kokoro - Natsume Soseki 2015

Category: Literature, Spiritual & Religious
Language: English
Keywords: Classics Japan Japanese Literature & Fiction

Written by Natsume Soseki
Read by Matt Shea
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Variable

“The subject of Kokoro, which can be translated as ‘the heart of things’ or as ‘feeling,’ is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach to it. In the course of this exploration, Soseki brilliantly describes different levels of friendship, family relationships, and the devices by which men attempt to escape from their fundamental loneliness. The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight. The translation, by Edwin McClellan, is extremely good.” (Anthony West, The New Yorker)