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# The Gate (New York Review Books Classics)

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desertcart.com: The Gate (New York Review Books Classics): 8601407086240: Soseki, Natsume, Sibley, William F., Iyer, Pico: Books

Review: One of the Most Beautiful Books I Have Ever Read - When one reads a Japanese novel one enters a different literary ethos than a Westerner is used to. Stillness and understatement are at its center. So it is with this beautiful novel. This is the story of Sosuke and Oyone, a young married couple who live in relative isolation in the midst of 1900 Tokyo. Why they live in isolation is never explicitly stated, but it is a moral 'crime' for which the reader must fill in the blanks. The seasons change, holidays come and go, Sosuke goes and comes from work, and these quiet events make up the lives of this simple loving couple until a crisis of sorts occurs. Savor the descriptions of nature and everyday life and reside in stillness as the inner life of Sosuke unfolds.
Review: A Masterpiece Translation Equal to the Original - The Gate (Mon) is not one of the best known works by Natsume Soseki, Japan's most admired novelist. Reading this translation by William Sibley is discovering anew the greatness of the original work. Nothing remarkable happens in the story and yet, after reading a few pages of the book, you cannot put it down--or you may even read it twice in one sitting as I did. If you know Japanese, you may open the original book and sign over the translator's skill in reenacting Soseki's rhetorical style and conveying the interior of the modern man. Here is a translator who feels and writes like Soseki. Anyone with strong interest in literature in any language would enjoy this novel by this translation. The book should also be useful for the classroom--as a sensitive and expressive study of the pain of modernity. (Sumie Jones)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #608,236 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #642 in Classic American Literature #2,657 in Classic Literature & Fiction #21,108 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (177) |
| Dimensions  | 5 x 0.55 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Main |
| ISBN-10  | 1590175875 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1590175873 |
| Item Weight  | 8.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 256 pages |
| Publication date  | December 4, 2012 |
| Publisher  | NYRB Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the Most Beautiful Books I Have Ever Read
*by L***G on January 17, 2024*

When one reads a Japanese novel one enters a different literary ethos than a Westerner is used to. Stillness and understatement are at its center. So it is with this beautiful novel. This is the story of Sosuke and Oyone, a young married couple who live in relative isolation in the midst of 1900 Tokyo. Why they live in isolation is never explicitly stated, but it is a moral 'crime' for which the reader must fill in the blanks. The seasons change, holidays come and go, Sosuke goes and comes from work, and these quiet events make up the lives of this simple loving couple until a crisis of sorts occurs. Savor the descriptions of nature and everyday life and reside in stillness as the inner life of Sosuke unfolds.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Masterpiece Translation Equal to the Original
*by T***O on March 12, 2014*

The Gate (Mon) is not one of the best known works by Natsume Soseki, Japan's most admired novelist. Reading this translation by William Sibley is discovering anew the greatness of the original work. Nothing remarkable happens in the story and yet, after reading a few pages of the book, you cannot put it down--or you may even read it twice in one sitting as I did. If you know Japanese, you may open the original book and sign over the translator's skill in reenacting Soseki's rhetorical style and conveying the interior of the modern man. Here is a translator who feels and writes like Soseki. Anyone with strong interest in literature in any language would enjoy this novel by this translation. The book should also be useful for the classroom--as a sensitive and expressive study of the pain of modernity. (Sumie Jones)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not-So Quiet Life
*by P***Y on October 13, 2017*

think Natsume Soseki's novel The Gate (1910) is one of his best novels. It is a curious novel since not much of notice happens in the story. The main character, Sosuke, is something of a cypher, he goes through life with quiet resignation much like his contemporary salaryman brethren of today, but little by little his back story is revealed. He basically gave up all his future possibilities to marry his wife Oyone, whom he stole away from his best friend at Kyoto University. This causes much consternation and separated him from his family and put him in a sort of social exile. He has wandered from Place to place before finally settling his home town of Tokyo. He had to within draw from university and go to work, he works six days weeks and has little energy for anything else on his Sundays off. He is also in charge, by default, of a much younger brother, Koroku, who is studying at university. He had let his uncle handle the family's inheritance, but when his uncle dies he learns that they have squandered it and his brother has to move in with Sosuke and Oyone until they can find a solution to the financial problems. Sosuke is ineffectual and has problems being proactive-he reminds me of contemporary Japanese who are the same and fall back on the "shoganai" mentality, which essentially means "it can't be helped," it seems like a national characteristic to me. I liked how Soskei drops us in the middle of Sosuke's life and then slowly reveals the trials and tribulations that cause him consternation.

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