Botchan: A Novel by Soseki Natsume YA_Gift_Guide On her deathbed

On her deathbed

an aunt gifts them a trip on a sleeper train to mark their new commitment—and to get them out of her house

Each chapter closes with practical advice on how to engage with the teachings

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Botchan: A Novel by Soseki Natsume YA_Gift_Guide On her deathbed"Soseki remains the great master of modern literature in Japan." Norma M. Field Botchan has a chip on his shoulder. His elder brother is his parents' obvious favorite and Botchan only receives any attention at all if he misbehaves. After his parents die, Botchan is cut off by his brother and drifts into a job teaching math in a small provincial town far from the big city. Thrust into this alien environment, Botchan finds nothing but troublefrom his