Botchan (Master Darling) (Paperback)

from Praj05

Botchan's story of his life as a middle-school teacher in the Japanese countryside is simple and entertaining.Botchan a complete stranger to compliments and praises in his childhood grows to be a loner with a 'I don't care' attitude.He gets confused or rather angry with the subtle manipulations h...

from missizicks

I can't find the version that I have on my e reader, so I'm using this one! My free version from Project Gutenberg is okay, but the translation is very of its time. The prose is a little stilted at times, but the humour of the story comes through. I prefer the Joel Cohn translation!

from kidzdoc

Botchan was written by Soseki in 1905, and it is widely considered to be one of the most important works of Japanese literature, as it was one of the first modern works that touches on the conflict between traditional values and beliefs found in remote Japanese villages, and the influence of the ...

from HadriantheBlind

A lighthearted, funny, very relatable novel. Anybody who's worked in a school setting can relate to this teacher, impertinent and brash and hilarious as he is.

from missizicks

I much preferred this translation of Sōseki's classic tale of arrogant youth coming to terms with the realities of life. Botchan is cartoon like in his extremes, and very funny. His brief interlude among the inhabitants of a country town is infuriating and entertaining in equal measure.