And Then by Natsume Sōseki
A contemplative portrait of a privileged, aimless man in Meiji-era Tokyo who lives off his family’s allowance and struggles with the clash between individual conscience and social duty. Pressured into an arranged marriage he does not want, he instead falls for an old acquaintance who is now his friend’s wife, forcing him to choose between desire and obligation. His decision leads to estrangement from his family, financial uncertainty, and an ambiguous future, revealing the costs of resisting societal expectations in a rapidly modernizing world.
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- Published
- 1909
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 220-260
- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Alternate Titles
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- Sorekara
- それから
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