{"product_id":"sanshiro-natsume-soseki-9780241739839","title":"Sanshiro","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Murakami\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself - not to Japan, not to anything'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoseki's work of gentle humour 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 that fill his new life. An incisive social and cultural commentary, Sanshiro is also a subtle study of first love, tradition and modernization, and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality, colourful and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Masterfully translated by Jay Rubin, this edition also includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natsume Soseki","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48523986239731,"sku":"9780241739839","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780241739839.jpg?v=1771441873","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/sanshiro-natsume-soseki-9780241739839","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}