{"product_id":"botchan-by-natsume-soseki-9780141391885","title":"Botchan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Japan's most treasured novels, new to Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBotchan\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious, and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils — prone to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher; the staff — vain, immoral, and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; and from his own as-yet-unformed nature, as he finds his place in the world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is considered a classic of adolescence, \u003cem\u003eBotchan\u003c\/em\u003e is as funny, poignant, and memorable as it was when first published, over 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn J. Cohn's introduction to his colourful translation, he discusses \u003cem\u003eBotchan\u003c\/em\u003e's success, the book's clash between Western intellectualism and traditional Japanese values, and the importance of names and nicknames in the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46494540398828,"sku":"9780141391885","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8720833482238.jpg?v=1748457341","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/botchan-by-natsume-soseki-9780141391885","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}