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.
een heel aparte bundeling van columns/verhalen/briefwisselingen alles door elkaar. sommige waren héél héél goed ('tien nachten dromen', 'graf van een kat', 'parade', 'geld'), andere kon ik he-le-maal niks mee dus ik geef geen beoordeling in sterretjes. moet weer eens een daadwerkelijke roman van natsume soseki lezen