Soseki Natsume
Novelist, Film story contributor
1867 – 1916
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Who was Soseki Natsume?
Natsume Sōseki, born Natsume Kinnosuke was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji period. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. From 1984 until 2004, his portrait appeared on the front of the Japanese 1000 yen note. In Japan, he is often considered the greatest writer in modern Japanese history. He has had a profound effect on almost all important Japanese writers since.
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- Born
- Feb 9, 1867
Tokyo - Also known as
- Natsume Sōseki
- Natsume Kinnosuke
- 夏目 漱石
- なつめ そうせき
- 夏目 金之助
- なつめ きんのすけ
- Natsume Kin'nosuke
- Kin'nosuke Natsume
- Spouses
- Kyoko Natsume
(1896/06 - 1916/12/09)
- Kyoko Natsume
- Children
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tokyo
- University College London
- Lived in
- Tokyo
- Died
- Dec 9, 1916
Tokyo - Resting place
- Zōshigaya Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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