Natsume Sōseki: Life and Major Works
- Life
- 1867–1916
- Born in
- Tokyo
- Literary schools
- School of Leisure
- Wikipedia
- Wikipedia
Biography
Born in Edo's Ushigome district in 1867; his real name was Natsume Kinnosuke. After graduating in English literature from Tokyo Imperial University, he taught English in Matsuyama and Kumamoto, and, following study in England, made his literary debut with "Wagahai wa Neko de Aru" ("I Am a Cat"). He left a wealth of masterpieces — "Botchan," "Sanshirō," "Sore Kara" ("And Then"), and "Kokoro," the culminating work of his late trilogy — and is celebrated as the national writer who represents modern Japanese literature. He died in 1916 of a gastric ulcer at the age of 49 while writing "Meian" ("Light and Darkness").
Works in the app
- Jinsei October 1896
- I Am a Cat January 1905
- The Carlyle Museum January 1905
- Rondon tō January 1905
- Maboroshi no tate April 1905
- Koto no sorane May 1905
- Ichiya September 1905
- Kairokō November 1905
- Shumi no iden January 1906
- Botchan April 1906
- Kusamakura September 1906
- Preface to the Second Part of 'I Am a Cat' October 1906
- Nihyaku tōka October 1906
- Nowaki January 1907
- Gubijinsō June 1907
- Kōfu January 1908
- Bunchō June 1908
- Ten Nights of Dream July 1908
- Sanshirō September 1908
- Masaoka shiki September 1908
- Eijitsu shōhin January 1909
- And Then June 1909
- The Gate March 1910
- Izumu no kōka July 1910
- Omoidasu koto nado October 1910
- Tegami 1911
- Henna oto January 1911
- Gendai nihon no kaika August 1911
- Higan sugimade January 1912
- Kōjin December 1912
- Kokoro April 1914
- Ohanashi May 1914
- My Individualism November 1914
- Garasudo no uchi January 1915
- Michikusa June 1915
- Light and Darkness May 1916