Natsume Soseki
Botchan — Natsume Soseki
Botchan — Natsume Soseki
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Some may ask why I committed such a rash act. There was no particular reason for doing such a thing except I happened to be looking out into the yard from the second floor of the newly-built school house, when one of my classmates, joking, shouted at me: “Say, you big bluff, I’ll bet you can’t jump down from there!” So I jumped down.
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A reckless, plain-spoken young teacher leaves Tokyo for his first post at a provincial school—and immediately collides with mischievous pupils, pompous colleagues, and a web of petty intrigue. Brisk, funny, and sharply observant, Botchan is one of Japan’s best-loved modern novels.
This edition uses Yasotaro Morri’s 1919 English translation and includes the complete five-hour LibriVox recording read by Availle.
- Author: Natsume Soseki
- Translator: Yasotaro Morri
- Format: EPUB + unabridged MP3 audiobook
- Length: 11 chapters plus translator’s note; audiobook 5:07:49
- Language: English
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Because of an hereditary recklessness, I have been playing always a losing game since my childhood. During my grammar school days, I was once laid up for about a week by jumping from the second story of the school building.
Some may ask why I committed such a rash act. There was no particular reason for doing such a thing except I happened to be looking out into the yard from the second floor of the newly-built school house, when one of my classmates, joking, shouted at me: “Say, you big bluff, I’ll bet you can’t jump down from there!” So I jumped down.
A genuine excerpt from Chapter I of the included EPUB.
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A genuine sample from the included public-domain LibriVox audiobook.
Public-domain text and recording in the United States. Original Nile Book Store cover design.
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