Kokoro
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Kokoro is a classic Japanese novel by Natsume Sōseki that explores themes of isolation, guilt, and the complexities of human relationships during Japan’s transition to modernity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
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manga adaptation ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Natsume Sōseki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | classic of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
K
NERFINISHED
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Sensei ⓘ unnamed young narrator ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| explores |
alienation in modern society
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conflict between traditional values and modern individualism ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ suicide as a moral and social issue ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial in newspaper ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Kokoro (translated by Edwin McClellan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from Meiji to Taishō Japan ⓘ |
| influenced | later Japanese psychological novels ⓘ |
| laterPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
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complexities of human relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ guilt ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ modernization of Japan ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableTranslator | Edwin McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalSerializationVenue | Asahi Shimbun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partTitle |
My Parents and I
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Sensei and I NERFINISHED ⓘ Sensei’s Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Natsume Sōseki’s major late works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisher | Iwanami Shoten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Meiji era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Japanese high school curricula ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
heart
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the heart of things ⓘ |
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