Grass on the Wayside
Author: Natsume Sōseki
Grass on the Wayside is an autobiographical novel written by Soseki Natsume in 1915. It encompasses a short period in Natsume’s life between 1903 and 1905, which corresponds to the later part of Japan’s Meiji era (1868-1912). By 1903, Japan had undergone a rapid transformation from a closed feudal society to an open free market democracy built on the European model. As the….Read More
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