{"product_id":"9780241675281","title":"Botchan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Soseki, Natsume \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 November 2023 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Japanese Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 90 | 136g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBotchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his 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, as seminal as The Catcher in the Rye, Botchan is as funny, poignant and memorable as it was when first published, over 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by J. Cohn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45782106079472,"sku":"9780241675281","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780241675281.jpg?v=1713467153","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9780241675281","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}