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What was Soseki's profession before becoming a novelist?

  • An English teacher

  • A journalist

  • A painter

  • A Samisen player

Answer

Soseki was an English teacher before becoming a novelist. He taught English at a school in Tokyo for three years, and during that time he began to write short stories and poems. His first novel, "I Am a Cat," was published in 1905.
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