East Asian Literary Fiction

Kokoro

by Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki's Kokoro—'the heart of things'—probes the essence of loneliness through three interconnected narratives. A profound meditation on love, friendship, responsibility, and the unbridgeable distances between human souls, it remains a cornerstone of modern Japanese literature.

More East Asian Literary Fiction

• Hunger — Choi Jin-young
• The Temple of the Golden Pavilion — Yukio Mishima
• Please Look After Mom — Kyung-Sook Shin
• Bestiary — K-Ming Chang
• Sanshirō — Natsume Sōseki
• Girls in the Dark — Rikako Akiyoshi
• Death's End — Cixin Liu
• The Eyes Are the Best Part — Monika Kim

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