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Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious and immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils - prone to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher.

Reviews
Soseki's lightest and funniest work

This rollicking rebel, and the spice and pace of the narrative, will appeal to parent, teacher, and schoolchild alike
Times Literary Supplement