
Spring Miscellany and London Essays
1909
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Spring Miscellany is a series of twenty-five personal vignettes (referred to as shohin "little items") that are clearlyautobiographical, and reveal Natsume Soseki's kaleidoscopic view of his private world-and his interest in authentic, unadorned self-expression. The stories range from episodes in his youth to his adult musings. Author Biography: Natsume Soseki(1867-1916), novelist and scholar of English literature, is widely considered the foremost novelist of the Meiji period (1868-1914). Among his works, I Am a Cat and Master Darling are especially well-known in Japan.
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Natsume Soseki
Author · 36 books
Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石), born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助), was a Japanese novelist. 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, kanshi, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note. In Japan, he is often considered the greatest writer in modern Japanese history. He has had a profound effect on almost all important Japanese writers since.