{"product_id":"sanshiro-9780241739839","title":"Sanshiro","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Haruki Murakami'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself - not to Japan, not to anything'Soseki's work of gentle humour and doomed innocence depicts twenty-three-year-old Sanshiro, a recent graduate from a provincial college, as he begins university life in the big city of Tokyo. Baffled and excited by the traffic, the academics and - most of all - the women, Sanshiro must find his way amongst the sophisticates that fill his new life. An incisive social and cultural commentary, Sanshiro is also a subtle study of first love, tradition and modernization, and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age. This Penguin Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel is translated by Jay Rubin with an introduction by Haruki Murakami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenguin Clothbound Classics are bound in cloth and not paper. The design is stamped on in foil, and each cover repeats one small icon taken from the story. The series was designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, who took her inspiration from Victorian bookbinding. Each book has coloured endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. They make beautiful presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foil can rub off if the books are stacked tightly, so give them a little room on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Natsume Soseki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Nov 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natsume Soseki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57486949646714,"sku":"9780241739839","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241739839.jpg?v=1793298002","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/cy\/products\/sanshiro-9780241739839","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}