内容简介
BotchanisamodernyoungmanfromtheTokyometropolis,senttotheultra-traditionalMatsuyamadistrictasaMathsteacherafterhisthedeathofhisparents.Cynical,rebelliousandimmature,Botchanfindshimselffacingseveraltests,fromthepupils-pronetoplayingtricksontheirnew,naïveteacher;thestaff-vain,immoral,andindangerofbecomingabadinfluenceonBotchan;andfromhisownas-yet-unformednature,ashefindshisplaceintheworld.OneofthemostpopularnovelsinJapanwhereitisconsideredaclassicofadolescence,asseminalasTheCatcherintheRye,Botchanisasfunny,poignantandmemorableasitwaswhenfirstpublished,over100yearsago.InJ.Cohn'sintroductiontohiscolourfultranslation,hediscussesBotchan'ssuccess,thebook'sclashbetweenWesternintellectualismandtraditionalJapanesevalues,andtheimportanceofnamesandnicknamesinthenovel.
作者简介
NatsumeSoseki(1867-1916)isoneofthebest-knownJapaneseauthorsofthe20thcenturyandconsideredasthemasterofpsychologicalfiction.Hewrote14novels.Aswellashisworksoffiction,hisessays,haiku,andkanshihavebeeninfluentialandarepopulareventoday.J.CohnstudiedJapaneseatCornellandHarvarduniversities,aswellasinJapan,andnowteachesJapaneseliteratureattheUniversityofHawaii.HeistheauthorofastudyonthecomicspiritinmodernJapaneseficiton.