Sorekara

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Sorekara is a 1909 novel by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki that explores themes of individualism, morality, and modernity through the story of an introspective intellectual caught in a complex love and social dilemma.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationMedium film
author Natsume Sōseki NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
exploresConflictBetween Western individualism and Japanese tradition
personal desire and social duty
followedBy Mon (The Gate) NERFINISHED
genre novel
psychological fiction
romantic fiction
hasAdaptation Sorekara (1985 film) NERFINISHED
hasLoveTriangle true
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod Meiji period NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Daisuke NERFINISHED
movement modern Japanese literature
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor depiction of Meiji-era social change
introspective psychological portrayal of the protagonist
originalLanguage Japanese
originalMedium newspaper serialization
originalSerialization Asahi Shimbun NERFINISHED
partOf Natsume Sōseki’s later novels
protagonistOccupation intellectual
publicationYear 1909
settingCountry Japan NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Meiji era NERFINISHED
theme alienation
conflict between tradition and modernity
family duty
individualism
love
modernity
morality
social obligation
titleLanguage Japanese
titleMeaning And Then NERFINISHED

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Natsume Sōseki notableWork Sorekara