Natsume Soseki: After that

The "Editor's Collection" selects and publishes timely books and long-loved classics. *After* by the great Japanese literary figure Natsume Soseki. This work is known as part of Natsume Soseki's biographical trilogy, along with *Sanshiro* and *The Gate*. It tells the story of Daisuke, a protagonist living as a "lumpen" under the financial support of his family after graduating from university, who falls in love with Michiyo, the wife of his old friend, Hiraoka. Through the character of Daisuke, Natsume Soseki portrays the anguish of a modern intellectual grappling with the conflict between nature and civilization, while criticizing the era of Japan swept up in capitalism. Even a hundred years later, this portrayal of Daisuke continues to resonate with modern people around the world. Starting with *The Aftermath*, novels by Natsume Soseki, which are consistently read by modern people around the world, will be presented with beautiful cover illustrations by illustrator Park Hye-mi, a rising new writer and selected as the ‘Cafe LOB Writer of October’ (2016) for *Monthly Yoon Jong-shin*.

Korean title: 그 후

Korean author: 나쓰메 소세키

Korean publisher: 문예출판사

ISBN-13: 9788931011456