{"product_id":"kokoro-soseki-natsume-9798886771251","title":"Kokoro","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight.\" -Anthony West, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKOKORO (\"the heart of things\") explores emotions familiar to everyone-love and hate, hope and despair, companionship and loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensei, a man seen against the rich background of old-new Japan, is outwardly successful; he has position, wealth, a charming wife. Deep in the heart of things, he is harried with a profound sense of isolation whose cure lies only in \"faith, madness, or death.\" This book is the story of his long-hidden secret, divulged to a young friend who is threatened with a similar dilemma. The genius of Soseki, Japan's first great modern novelist, lies in his ability to express universal emotions with the beautiful restraint of the Japanese spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soseki Natsume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886771251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenpoint Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Soseki Natsume","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47761275519231,"sku":"9798886771251","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d7f1eb3-42ae-4714-8c0a-55ebf6233fa5.jpg?v=1765514806","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kokoro-soseki-natsume-9798886771251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}