Sanshiro: a Novel: Natsume Soseki

One of Soseki`s most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving `real world` of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki`s lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro`s doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. Sanshiro is also penetrating social and cultural commentary.