• EPISODE 40: Natsume Sōseki, "The Heredity of Taste" (1906), Part Two

  • Jan 7 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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EPISODE 40: Natsume Sōseki, "The Heredity of Taste" (1906), Part Two

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  • Two cont’d: 0:00—A grave meeting. 6:06—Under the gingko tree. 10:26—The knocking at the gate. 15:46—The woman escapes. 16:34—Interlude.

    Three. 17:43— Researcher & rogue. 23:15— Kō-San’s diary. 26:56—Hereditary transmission. 33:37—Japanese relations. 35:2608—Conclusion. 38:13—Dickensian childhood. 40:10—Dysfunctional marriage. 42:25—Bad karma. 44:34—Sōseki on the Russo-Japanese War. 55:05—Tasteless criticism. 1:04:14—The Japanese Spirit. 1:09:39—Closing.

    Text: Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste. Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu. Boston: Tuttle, 2004.

    Interlude: “Tasogare” (“Twilight”), performed by Soy Nakamura, Japanese Music for Koto and Shakuhachi, Toshiba Records, Internet Archive.

    Illustration: Natsume Sōseki (1910), Wikimedia.

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