Botchan (Master Darling) by Soseki Natsume

"Botchan (Master Darling)" by Soseki Natsume is a novel written in 1906. A hot-headed young Tokyo man takes his first teaching job at a middle school in rural Matsuyama, where his quick temper and straightforward nature clash with both mischievous students and scheming colleagues. As rivalries unfold over a local beauty, he must navigate deception and intrigue, ultimately deciding whether to compromise his principles or fight back against a corrupt system in his own unorthodox way. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Natsume, Soseki, 1867-1916
Translator Mori, Yasotaro, 1882-1959
Title Botchan (Master Darling)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botchan
Credits David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject Japan -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 8868
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 21, 2022
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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