Sanshir by Natsume Sseki, Mint Editions - 9781513134697

SanshirAuthor(s): Natsume Sseki, Mint Editions\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: West Margin Press, United States\nImprint: West Margin Press\nISBN-13: 9781513134697, 978-1513134697\nSynopsis\nSanshir? [tel] is a novel by Natsume S?seki. Inspired by the authors experience as a student from the countryside who moved to Tokyo, Sanshir? is a story of family, growth, and identity that captures the isolation and humor of adjusting to life on ones own. Recognized as a powerful story by generations of readers, Sanshir? is a classic novel from one of Japans most successful twentieth century writers.\n\nRaised on the island of Kyushu, Sanshir? Ogawa excels in high school and earns the chance to continue his studies at the University of Tokyo. On his way there, he naively accepts an invitation to share a room with a young woman in Nagoya, realizing only too late that she has other things than sleep in mind. As he adjusts to life in the big city, he finds himself stumbling into more uncomfortable s.