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Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
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paperback. Condition: Fair.
Published by University of Michigan, Center for Japanese Studies, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
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Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
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Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 0.35.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
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Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 0.6.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.6.
Published by Brand: Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Grass on the Wayside is an autobiographical novel written by Soseki Natsume in 1915. It encompasses a short period in Natsumes life between 1903 and 1905, which corresponds to the later part of Japans Meiji era (1868-1912). By 1903, Japan had undergone a rapid transformation from a closed feudal society to an open free market democracy built on the European model. As the Japanese raced to assimilate Western ideas and concepts of liberty, individuality and the pursuit of happiness, their collective consciousness inevitably collided with their own traditional values, such as the deeply ingrained concept of filial piety and family duty, which were hard to die.<br /><br />It was a long-established custom in Japan at the time for parents to arrange for the adoption of one of their children by a relative, friend or acquaintance. Because such adoptions were strictly formal and upheld by the law, they had come to serve the practical needs of many people in a variety of circumstances, and they were considered a perfectly respectable social institution. Natsume himself was a foster child in such an adoption between the ages of two and nine, when he returned to live with his birth parents. The plot of Grass on the Wayside revolves around Natsumes adoption and his subsequent relationship with his stepparents several decades after the adoption was terminated.<br /><br />In the novel, Natsume portrays himself as the protagonist, Kenzoh, who is a mediocre university professor living in Tokyo with his wife and children. Although Kenzoh struggles to support his family on his meager salary, he is better off financially than anyone else in his extended family. Fairly cosmopolitan at this point in his life, he feels tied down by his job and his family, and he longs for independence and personal fulfillment. But even as he tries to pull free, a parade of family members approaches him from all sides to bind his conscience to the traditional Confucian concept of family duty, mercilessly using him for money in greedy, calculating and often coldhearted ways. As he struggles to find a way out, he explores his consciousness from his earliest childhood memories through premonitions of an uncertain future. He examines his childhood and emotionally distant parents and foster parents, his neurotic wife and their failing marriage, his financially struggling yet unambitious brother, and his asthmatic sister and her callous, unfaithful husband. At last, he is torn between his desire to break away and his sense of duty to his family, who he no longer loves but to whom he owes a debt of gratitude.<br /><br />If Natsumes view of life is decidedly on the dark side, his portrayal of it is entertaining and amusing, at times, even comical. And throughout he manages to convey a sense of faith and hope that is greater than the economic hardship and hopelessness that afflicted so many Japanese at the turn of the twentieth century. His natural storytelling ability, richly layered characterization, poignant reflections on human nature, and sheer relentlessness make Grass on the Wayside a literary masterpiece.<br /><br />The story has an old-fashioned charm, written in the days before electricity, telephones and cars, yet it is timeless, its characters as fresh and vivid as if they were alive today. Subtle and attentive to detail, it offers a snapshot of everyday life in Japan at the end of the Meiji era.<br /><br />Angel Ray Reilly.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
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Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
Seller: Regent College Bookstore, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: New. Book is in new condition - never read, text block fully clear, and shows minor shelf ware. One page has a dog-ear bend that has been re-flattened.
Published by Tuttle, Tokyo, Japan, 1971
Seller: Rainy Day Paperback, Bethel, CT, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: FINE. (3rd printing, 1977). "As new - gift quality! "Soseki's only autobiographical novel avoid(s) the annoying reticence and vagueness of most Japanese works of the genre. Its people are alive and refuse to be overwhelmed in the misty Japanese scene " 169 pages.".
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 0.6.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: By The Lake Books, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. A clean unmarked copy with a tight square spine. Spine is mildly sun faded.
Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company:Tokyo, 1971
Seller: Sunny Day Bookstore, SINGAPORE, Singapore
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: xi. 169pp Size: 18.3x11.3cm.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0226768317ISBN 13: 9780226768311
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.35.
Published by University of Chicago Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0226768325ISBN 13: 9780226768328
Book First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. First Edition. xi, [1], 169, [1] pp. First English edition. Publisher's green cloth stamped in green and gilt on upper cover and spine, green top stain. DJ was mylared very early in it's life, attributing to a very clean and sharp DJ as well as a bit of tape residue to boards and tape shadowing to free endpapers. Very light rubbing to extremities, sharp and clean otherwise. DJ faintly sunned. SÅ seki (1867-1916) is among the most well-known contemporary Japanese novelists. Grass on the Wayside, originally published in Japanese in 1915, is an autobiographical novel written in the last year of SÅ seki's life. It is his only autobiographical work of fiction, and his last completed work. Together with Kokoro (1914), Grass on the Wayside is often cited as Natsume's major literary effort.
Published by The University of Chicago Press, 1969
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Translated and with an Introduction by Edwin McClellan. First English edition. Publisher's green cloth with illustration to upper board and lettering to spine. Green top stain. Boards very slightly warped. In dust jacket, which has a few small nicks to head of spine and corners. A near fine copy. *** Scarce first printing of this autobiographical novel by the writer of I am Cat. It was the author's last published work and is considered to be one of his finest achievements. It was first published in Japanese in 1915; this first English translation was published in 1969.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2000
ISBN 10: 4805302585ISBN 13: 9784805302583
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Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New.
Published by Brand: Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: new.
Published by Univ of Michigan Center for, 1990
ISBN 10: 0939512459ISBN 13: 9780939512454
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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