![]() Uneven novels like I Am a Cat and unmemorable ones like the Wayfarer are balanced out by amazing experiences like Kokoro and masterful evocations like Three-Cornered World. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Soseki’s work. But he simply couldn’t help but live up to his own standards. S oseki wrote it for a fan, based on a scattered retelling of a juvenile anecdote. It’s falsely autobiographical, it’s heart-breaking by accident and it managed to worm its way into my psyche. It’s an adventure novel disguised as fictitious reportage. ![]() But it is a subtle exploration of character, theme and atmosphere. ![]() It seemed like a throwaway novel in Soseki’s oeuvre, with hardly any character development, almost no plot and little adornment. I didn’t expect this novel to leave such a big impression on me. ![]()
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