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Literature · 1914

Kokoro

Natsume Sōseki

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Kokoro
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Holds the urban isolation tone while stepping into a new film frame.

A young man's friendship with an enigmatic older man. Guilt, isolation, and the Meiji era's spiritual crisis.

This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.

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A young man's friendship with an enigmatic older man. Guilt, isolation, and the Meiji era's spiritual crisis.

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A young man's friendship with an enigmatic older man. Guilt, isolation, and the Meiji era's spiritual crisis.

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