TY - BOOK AU - Natsume,Soseki AU - Takahashi,Kazutomo TI - Unhuman tour T2 - Masterpieces of contemporary Japanese fiction. The Japan Times' series AV - PL PY - 2024/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Japanese fiction -- Translations into English N1 - Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusamakura_(novel); Release date is 2024-03-10; Originally published; Japan: The Japan Times, 1927 N2 - "Unhuman tour : (Kusamakura)" by Soseki Natsume is a novel published in 1906. An artist retreats to a remote mountain hotel, seeking inspiration for his work. There he encounters the enigmatic hostess O-Nami, who captivates his imagination. Instead of painting, he writes poetry and contemplates art's place in society through philosophical meditations. The novel weaves together scenes of reclusive life with literary reflections, referencing Japanese, Chinese, and European artists and writers in exploring the tension between artistic sensibility and common reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001184845 UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73131 ER -