The Heredity of Taste
2004
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3.50
Average Rating
105
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Still timely after nearly half a century, The Heredity of Taste is Soseki Natsume's only antiwar work. The heartbreaking story of love shattered by the realities of battle reveals Soseki's attitude toward the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5. With an introduction by Steven W. Kohl, University of Oregon.
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Author
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.
