{"product_id":"sanshiro-isbn-9780241739839","title":"Sanshiro","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoseki's work of gentle humor and doomed innocence depicts twenty-three-year-old Sanshiro, a recent graduate from a provincial college, as he begins university life in the big city of Tokyo. Baffled and excited by the traffic, the academics and — most of all — the women, Sanshiro must find his way amongst the sophisticates who fill his new life. An incisive social and cultural commentary\u003ci\u003e, Sanshiro \u003c\/i\u003eis also a subtle study of first love, tradition, modernization, and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age. This is a Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality, colorful and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Masterfully translated by Jay Rubin, this edition also includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami.\u003cb\u003eNatsume Soseki \u003c\/b\u003e(1867-1916), one of Japan's most influential modern writers, is widely considered the foremost novelist of the Meiji era (1868-1914) and a master of psychological fiction. As well as his works of fiction, his essays, haiku, and kanshi have been influential and are popular even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is an American translator and academic. He is the translator of several of Haruki Murakami's major works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaruki Murakami\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is one of Japan's most admired and widely read novelists, whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages. His more than twenty books include \u003ci\u003eThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKilling Commendatore.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Kyoto in 1949, Murakami now lives near Tokyo.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233529934053,"sku":"NP9780241739839","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780241739839.jpg?v=1767736106","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sanshiro-isbn-9780241739839","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}