{"product_id":"kokoro-hardcover-1","title":"Kokoro - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsume Sōseki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenji Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eLove is a sin. Do you understand that?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatsume Soseki's Kokoro (1914) is one of the essential novels of modern Japanese literature-a haunting story of friendship, guilt, and the isolation that follows betrayal. In the more than 100 years since its publication, Sōseki's masterpiece has not aged one day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Friendship Shrouded in Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e A young university student encounters a mysterious older man at a seaside resort. Drawn to his intellect and profound melancholy, the student calls him only \"Sensei\". Their friendship deepens over time, but Sensei maintains a calculated reserve, shadowed by a darkness in his past that he refuses to share. When he finally breaks his silence, what he reveals is a shattering betrayal with life-altering consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Right Tempo for the 21st Century\u003c\/strong\u003e For decades, English readers have viewed Kokoro through the lens of academic, translations that sometimes feel as distant as the era they describe. Kenji Weaver's vibrant new translation brings the classic novel into contemporary English without sacrificing the spirit of the original Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Weaver translation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntimate Prose: \u003c\/strong\u003e The language breathes. Sensei's long confession-one of the great set pieces in world literature-unfolds with the terrible intimacy of a letter you were never meant to read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmotional Immediacy: \u003c\/strong\u003e By rejecting the emphasis on literalism of the two previous English translations, Weaver allows the silences to land and the psychological heat of the story to hit the reader directly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccessible Beauty: \u003c\/strong\u003e From the casual atmosphere of the oceanfront in Kamakura to the suffocating tension of an old man's deathbed in the country, this version makes Sōseki's century-old world feel immediate and alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57205947203889,"sku":"9783039440818","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/W371tV28Dk9783039440818.webp?v=1793350655","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/kokoro-hardcover-1","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}