{"product_id":"sanshiro-9780241739839","title":"Sanshiro","description":"A gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender yourself - not to Japan, not to anything'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoseki'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\u003ci\u003e, Sanshiro\u003c\/i\u003e is also a subtle study of first love, tradition and modernization, and the idealism of youth against the cynicism of middle age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a Clothbound Classics edition of Soseki's beloved novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality, colourful and tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Masterfully translated by Jay Rubin, this edition also includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami.","brand":"Natsume Soseki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43515685568573,"sku":null,"price":35.14,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780241739839.jpg?v=1787487756","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/sanshiro-9780241739839","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}