Notes From Your BooksellerA read with numerous interpretations revolving around a central question of what it means to be human. With detailed descriptions and an eye for detail, this is a story that's easy to ground in and immediately settles into the deep exploration of morality contained within.
"The subject of 'Kokoro,' which can be translated as 'the heart of things' or as 'feeling,' is the delicate matter of the contrast between the meanings the various parties of a relationship attach to it. In the course of this exploration, Soseki brilliantly describes different levels of friendship, family relationships, and the devices by which men attempt to escape from their fundamental loneliness. The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight. The translation, by Edwin McClellan, is extremely good."
—Anthony West, The New Yorker
