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Manga: Kana Suzuki Author: Sōseki Natsume
Love is a curse...
How should one confront the sins of their past?
A romance forged in the betrayal of a best friend. Where will the man, tormented by guilt, ultimately end up?
A meticulous manga adaptation of the forbidden love story left to us by the literary giant Sōseki Natsume.
By Sōseki Natsume. This novel depicts the love between a husband and wife, built upon the betrayal of a dear friend. It is the final installment of the author’s acclaimed trilogy, following Sanshirō and And Then. Originally serialized in the Asahi Shimbun in 1910.
Born in Tokyo in 1867. A graduate of the Department of English Literature at the Faculty of Letters, Imperial University. After years of study in England, he rose to fame in 1905 with I Am a Cat. Joining the Asahi Shimbun in 1907, he penned numerous masterpieces that have left their mark on the history of Japanese literature, including Sanshirō, And Then, and Kokoro. He passed away in 1916, leaving his final work, Light and Dark, unfinished.
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“The Gate,” the pinnacle of Soseki's literary works, is absolutely fascinating—even when read in manga form!
