I
suspect you need to be Japanese to really understand the nuances of
this novel. Narrated by a young university student, Kokoro
tells the story of an older man who feels compelled to face the
wrongs he thinks he has committed in his life. The inter-generational
conflict between old and new values is at play throughout this work,
mirroring the emergence of Japan from isolationism during the Meiji
Restoration. Now I like to think of myself as one who can handle a
slow, deep novel, but this really is ponderous. Honestly, it's like a
never-ending tea ceremony.
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