A gorgeous Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's cherished novel with an introduction by
Haruki Murakami A Penguin Classic Soseki's work of gentle humor and doomed innocence depicts
twenty-three-year-old Sanshiro a recent graduate from a provincial college as he begins
university life in the big city of Tokyo. Baffled and excited by the traffic the academics and
— most of all — the women Sanshiro must find his way amongst the sophisticates who fill his
new life. An incisive social and cultural commentary Sanshiro is also a subtle study of first
love tradition modernization and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age.
This is a Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel designed by the award-winning
Coralie Bickford-Smith. These collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality colorful
and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Masterfully translated by Jay Rubin this
edition also includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami.
