Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石, 9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916), born Natsume Kin'nosuke (夏目 金之助), was a Japanese novelist. He is best known around the world for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note.
Natsume Sōseki
Author details
- Aliases:
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漱石 夏目, Soseki Natsume, 夏目漱石, and 17 others
Natsume Sôseki, Sóseki Nacume, Shu-shih Hsia-mu, Sōseki Natsume, Kinnosuke Natsume, Sōseki, Soseki, 夏目 金之助, Sôseki, 漱石, Natsume Sōseki, Natsume Sóseki, 夏目金之助, 金之助 夏目, Sôseki Natsume, Natsume Soseki, Shushi Xiamu - Born:
- Feb. 9, 1867
- Died:
- Dec. 9, 1916
![Natsume Sōseki: The gate = (2006, Peter Owen, Dufour Editions [distributor in the USA])](/images/covers/0aa2fd93-07e6-4359-8617-908a0ab22453.jpeg)
