{"product_id":"the-gate-by-natsume-soseki-paperback","title":"The Gate by Natsume Soseki (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHumble clerk Sosuke and his wife Oyone live in a modest house at the bottom of a cliff. Oyone was once married to another man – now her adultery seems to hang over their marriage like a curse. Despite multiple pregnancies, they have no living children; and Sosuke, born into an affluent family, finds his income growing ever smaller. They are left with little besides each other, and a beautiful painted screen as a souvenir of better days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen a series of crises rocks their shabby but harmonious domestic existence. Sosuke’s wastrel brother moves in with them; they find themselves forced to sell the screen to buy winter shoes; and Oyone’s ex-husband is rumoured to be visiting a wealthy neighbour at the top of the cliff. Beset by reminders of his flaws and failures, Sosuke runs away to a temple, hoping to escape into enlightenment. But can he learn what the monks have to teach him? Will he return to Oyone changed – or not at all? One of the great works of the literature of indecision, this is also one of the founding texts of modern Japanese letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Francis Mathy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53760312082745,"sku":"11857921","price":75.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/6871\/7369\/files\/11857921.jpg?v=1783752246","url":"https:\/\/shop.cziplee.com\/products\/the-gate-by-natsume-soseki-paperback","provider":"CzipLee Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}