Botchan (坊っちゃん) is a novel written by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki in 1906. It is one of the most popular Japanese novels, read by many during their school years. The central theme of the story is morality, but there are generous amounts of humor and sarcasm alongside it.

2022年10月9日 · Botchan is one of the best-loved novels in Japan and a true comic masterpiece. Written at the beginning of the 20th century by Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916), the novel tells the story of a gauche middle school teacher. Botchan, or “little master,” is a 23-year-old Tokyoite who takes a teaching job in Shikoku, the smallest of…

Sōseki Natsume’s novel Botchan (1906), based in part on his own experiences teaching on a remote Japanese island, reflects an unsettled time in Japan’s history when rapid modernization in the urban areas created conflict with the more tradition-bound rural communities.

Botchan, (Japanese for young master) is a troublesome kid (I guess Holden-like) that doesn't like listening to rules, going to school, or being anything but what he wants to be. He eventually graduates at 23-years-old and takes a teaching position.

Written in 1904 by Soseki Natsume, the foremost novelist of the Meiji period, "Botchan" is the story of a simple, honest, and direct young man from Tokyo who teaches high school in the provinces.

2005年9月1日 · “Botchan (Master Darling)” by Soseki Natsume is a novel written during the late 19th century, specifically in the context of Japan's Meiji era. The story revolves around a hot-blooded and straightforward protagonist, known as Botchan, who embarks on a journey filled with comedic misadventures and encounters as he navigates through life as a ...

2021年1月2日 · This novel is considered to be one of the most popular novels in Japan, read by most Japanese during their childhood. The central theme of the story is morality. Translated in …

2024年7月18日 · Into this conservative world, with its social proprieties and established pecking order, breezes Botchan, down from the big city, with scant respect for either his elders or his noisy young charges; and the result is a chain of collisions large and small.

This English translation of 坊っちゃん (1906) was published in Tokyo by Ogawa Seibundo in 1918. It is a first-person narrative of a young man’s two-month tenure as assistant mathematics teacher at a provincial middle school in 1890s Japan.