Mr. Sōseki and I
漱石氏と私
Sōseki-shi to Watashi
Author: Takahama Kyoshi
#Japanese Classic#Taisho#Haiku#Literary Memoir#Natsume Soseki
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- Japanese
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Haiku master Takahama Kyoshi looks back on his long friendship with the novelist Natsume Soseki in this quiet, intimate memoir. Introduced through the poet Masaoka Shiki, the two men grew close through the literary magazine Hototogisu, which Kyoshi edited and where Soseki first found fame as a novelist. Drawing on personal letters, Kyoshi recounts the birth of Soseki's celebrated debut I Am a Cat and other pivotal moments of the Meiji literary world. Beneath its restrained prose lies the deep, complicated affection of one great writer remembering another.
About the author
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Takahama Kyoshi
1874 – 1959 · Japan
Haiku poet and novelist. Leading disciple of Masaoka Shiki; ran the haiku journal "Hototogisu" and championed objective sketching (shasei).
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| Territory | Language | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW | en | translation | available |