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Set in Japan's deep south, Botchan tells the story of a young English teacher who leaves the metropolitan bustle to work at a boys’ school. His casual attitudes toward elders and students clash with the region’s rigid social norms, creating a lively chain of comedic and dramatic encounters. The novel captures the contrast between urban freedom and provincial tradition through the teacher’s homespun perspective.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: 夏目漱石
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