{"product_id":"kokoro-paperback-4","title":"Kokoro - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The novel sustains throughout its length something approaching poetry, and it is rich in understanding and insight.\" -Anthony West, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKOKORO (\"the heart of things\") explores emotions familiar to everyone-love and hate, hope and despair, companionship and loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensei, a man seen against the rich background of old-new Japan, is outwardly successful; he has position, wealth, a charming wife. Deep in the heart of things, he is harried with a profound sense of isolation whose cure lies only in \"faith, madness, or death.\" This book is the story of his long-hidden secret, divulged to a young friend who is threatened with a similar dilemma. The genius of Soseki, Japan's first great modern novelist, lies in his ability to express universal emotions with the beautiful restraint of the Japanese spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67917019250911,"sku":"9798886771244","price":24.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qQ5MjD03jU9798886771244.webp?v=1791035568","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/kokoro-paperback-4","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}