Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki was born in Ushigome, Edo, Japan on February 9th, 1867 and passed away at the age of 49 on December 9th, 1916.

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Natsume Sōseki Stats: The most read book by Natsume Sōseki on Book Notification is Kokoro, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is I Am a Cat, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Natsume Sōseki books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Sanshirō Trilogy Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Sanshirō	1908	Loading... Go
2	And Then	1909	Loading... Go
3	The Gate	1910	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	10 I Am a Cat	1905	Loading... Go
2	Botchan	1906	Loading... Go
3	Kusamakura / The Three-Cornered World / Grass Pillow	1906	Loading... Go
4	The 210th Day	1906	Loading... Go
5	Nowaki	1907	Loading... Go
6	The Poppy / Field Poppy	1907	Loading... Go
7	The Miner	1908	Loading... Go
8	The Wayfarer	1912	Loading... Go
9	10 Kokoro	1914	Loading... Go
10	Grass on the Wayside	1915	Loading... Go
11	Light and Darkness / Light and Dark	1916	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Ten Nights of Dream	1908	Loading... Go

List of Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Soseki Natsume's I Am A Cat	2021	Loading... Go
2	Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji (By: Sean Michael Wilson)	2022	Loading... Go
3	Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (By: Osamu Dazai)	2023	Loading... Go
4	Soseki Natsume's Kokoro (By: Soseki Natsume)	2024	Loading... Go
5	Kenji Miyazawa's Restaurant of Many Orders and Other Stories (By: Kenji Miyazawa)	2024	Loading... Go
6	Soseki Natsume's Botchan	2024	Loading... Go
7	Kenji Miyazawa's A Night on the Galactic Railway (By: Kenji Miyazawa)	2025	Loading... Go
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List of Natsume Sōseki Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature, volume 2: From 1945 to the Present	2007	Loading... Go
2	The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories	2015	Loading... Go
3	Writers: Their Lives and Works	2018	Loading... Go
4	30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories	2019	Loading... Go
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Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki was born on February 9th, 1867. Natsume passed away December 9th, 1916 at 49 years old. Natsume Sōseki was born in Ushigome, Edo, Japan.

Natsume Sōseki had written 11 standalone novels, starting with I Am a Cat in 1905. The most recently released novel was Light and Darkness / Light and Dark, which was released in 1916.

Natsume Sōseki also wrote the Sanshirō Trilogy series which has 3 books including Sanshirō and And Then.

The novel Light and Darkness, also known as Light and Dark, was the last novel written by Natsume prior to his death, and was never finished. It was being published in the Asahi Shimbun as a serial. This leaves the ending of the book as open-ended, with much discussion over the potential ending of the book

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Natsume Sōseki: F.A.Q

When was Natsume Sōseki Born?

Natsume Sōseki was born on February 9th, 1867.

When did Natsume Sōseki die?

Natsume Sōseki died on December 9th, 1916 at 49 years old.

Where was Natsume Sōseki Born?

Natsume Sōseki was born in Ushigome, Edo, Japan.

What was the first book Natsume Sōseki wrote?

The first book written by Natsume Sōseki was I Am a Cat, published in 1905.

What was the most recent book Natsume Sōseki wrote?

Their most recently released work was Soseki Natsume's Botchan on September 17th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Natsume Sōseki?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Natsume Sōseki book is Kokoro. Here are their most popular books:

Kokoro (10)
I Am a Cat (10)

How many books has Natsume Sōseki written?

Natsume Sōseki has written 17 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Sanshirō Trilogy Series, 11 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story Collections, 2 books in the Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga Series.

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