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Which of his novels is often regarded as the greatest Japanese novel of the 20th century?

  • Botchan

  • Kusamakura

  • Light and Darkness

  • Kokoro

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Kokoro is a novel by Japanese author Natsume Soseki. It is often regarded as the greatest Japanese novel of the 20th century and has been translated into many languages. The novel tells the story of a young man who is struggling to find his place in the world. He is torn between his traditional Japanese values and the modern Western culture that is rapidly changing his country.
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