"Kokoro," by Natsume Soseki

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We have a contemplative one for April. Published in 1914, this is a character-driven collection of three interrelated stories set in the era of Emperor Meiji. Natsume Soseki is considered one of the greatest modern Japanese writers, and for a time was featured on Japan's currency.

I have the location set to Cre8tive Spaces for now, but if weather permits, we'll be in Central Park. Check back April 11 for the final location.

From Goodreads:
Hailed by The New Yorker as "rich in understanding and insight,"

Kokoro—"the heart of things"—is the work of one of Japan's most popular authors. This thought-provoking trilogy of stories explores the very essence of loneliness and stands as a stirring introduction to modern Japanese literature.

What is love, and what is friendship? What is the extent of our responsibility to ourselves and to others? A trilogy of stories that explores the very essence of loneliness, Kokoro opens with "Sensei and I," in which the narrator recounts his relationship with an intellectual who dwells in isolation but maintains a sophisticated worldview. "My Parents and I" brings the reader into the narrator's family circle, and "Sensei and His Testament" features the eponymous character's explanation of how he came to live a life of solitude.