{"product_id":"soseki-natsumes-botchan-soseki-natsume-9784805317822","title":"Soseki Natsume's Botchan: The Manga Edition: One of Japan's Most Popular Novels of All Time - Now Available in Manga Form!","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with light, satirical touches.\" -- Donald Keene\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReckless but unfailingly honest, Botchan is the youngest son in a middle-class Tokyo family. Following his graduation from college, he takes a job as a math teacher on the island of Shikoku, far from the city. Thrust into this alien small-town environment, Botchan encounters nothing but trouble from his students and fellow teachers. Among his tormentors are the pompous, two-faced vice-principal; his fawning sidekick—the art teacher; the spineless principal; and a pack of brawny, prankster students -- all of whom seem out to get him. Mayhem ensues, but in the end Botchan prevails through honesty and dogged determination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA modern classic, \u003ci\u003eBotchan\u003c\/i\u003e rivals Soseki's famous \u003ci\u003eI Am a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e in popularity in Japan. This is the funniest of Soseki's novels, a penetrating portrait of a young man's quest to survive the suffocating hypocrisy of everyone around him while remaining true to his beliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRecommended for readers ages 14 and up due to explicit language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Soseki Natsume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4805317825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805317822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Soseki Natsume","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265243635967,"sku":"9784805317822","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_584960b3-bd7b-4eb1-9e84-4ae2188410e8.jpg?v=1713420529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soseki-natsumes-botchan-soseki-natsume-9784805317822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}