Soseki Natsume is an influential and representative writer in Meiji period, about 100 years ago since now, in Japan and once was the portrait of 1000￥bill. One of many novels he wrote, "Bochan" was bestselling and now becomes textbook of Japanese language at junior high school. Some people say that the novels written by Soseki are the very dictionary of Japanese language.
He had been an English teacher at high school before he wrote novels. His famous novel, "Bochan", is written about the lives of high-school teacher. By the way, was he a good English teacher? He succeeded as a novelist. However did he succeed English teacher? He is said to have been a peculiar person and often lost his temper. Why did he change to a writer attached to the Asahi Shinbun, one of prominent newspapers in Japan?
It has caught my interest. Please tell me if you know about it.
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