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Book

Botchan

Call Number

  • FICTION NATS (CEN)

Languages

Translated from the Japanese.

Publication Information

London : Penguin Books, 2012.

Physical Description

xii, 143 pages ; 20 cm.

Summary

Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a math teacher after the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils--prone to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher; the staff--vain, immoral, and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; and from his own as-yet-unformed nature, as he finds his place in the world.

Notes

"First published in Japan in 1906"--Title page verso.

Subjects

Added Authors

J Cohn