by Natsume Sôseki · Proa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788482568478
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«Botxan» is the novel by Natsume Sôseki, published by Proa in hardback (192 pages, in Catalan).
A young teacher from Tokyo, nicknamed Botxan ('youngster' in Japanese), is posted to a school on the island of Shikoku. His sincerity and impulsiveness clash with mischievous pupils and dubious colleagues, and Sôseki narrates with humour the chain of misunderstandings they cause, portraying the clash between the capital and rural Japan.
The novel was originally published in 1906. This Catalan edition came out on 22 July 1999 and was awarded the Premi Llibreter 2008.
For readers who want to enjoy a Japanese classic with humour and, at the same time, deepen their understanding of human nature.
Natsume Sōseki was a Japanese novelist, poet, and scholar. He is considered one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history and is often called the first modern novelist of Japan. Sōseki's fiction explored themes of individualism, loneliness, and the conflict between traditional Japanese values and the rapid Westernization of the Meiji era. His major works include I Am a Cat (1905), Botchan (1906), Sanshirō (1908), Kokoro (1914), and his unfinished final novel Light and Dark (1916).
