When his father falls ill-around the time of the end of Meiji society-the narrator returns home to be closer to his family. As the years go by, the narrator becomes aware of a secret from Sensei's past, which his mentor promises to reveal when the time is right. Soon, he begins visiting Sensei and his wife at their home in Tokyo, where they live an affluent, simple life. On vacation with a friend, the narrator meets an older man who becomes a patient mentor for the young student.
Spanning generations, Kokoro is a classic novel from one of Japan's most successful twentieth century writers.Tradition and change, life and death-such are the subjects of Soseki's masterful, understated tale of unassuaged guilt. Set during a period of modernization in Japan, Kokoro is a story of family, faith, and tragedy that explores timeless themes of isolation and identity. Kokoro (1914) is a novel by Natsume Soseki.
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