Natsume Sōseki
Natsume Sōseki 夏目漱石 | |||||
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Sōseki on 13 September 1912 (day of Emperor Meiji's funeral) | |||||
| Born | Natsume Kinnosuke 9 February 1867 Babashita-chō, Ushigome, Edo, Musashi Province, Japan | ||||
| Died | 9 December 1916 (aged 49) Waseda minami-chō, Ushigome Ward, Tokyo, Empire of Japan | ||||
| Resting place | Zōshigaya Cemetery | ||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University University College London | ||||
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| Notable works | Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat | ||||
| Spouse |
Natsume Kyōko (m. 1896) | ||||
| Children | 2 | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 夏目 漱石 | ||||
| Hiragana | なつめ そうせき | ||||
| Katakana | ナツメ ソウセキ | ||||
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Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石, Japanese pronunciation: [na.tsɯ.me (|) soꜜː.se.kʲi], 9 February 1867 – 9 December 1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke (夏目 金之助), was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat, Kusamakura and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and writer of haiku, kanshi poetry and fairy tales.