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Natsume

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[nah-tsoo-me] / ˈnɑ tsuˌmɛ /

noun

  1. Soseki Kinnosuke Natsume, 1867–1916, Japanese novelist.


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Natsume Soseki taught literature at the University of Tokyo after studying abroad in London, and, when he later became an author, he brilliantly sublimated those very conflicts in his novels.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2023

Lightwear eschews the visor-like style of most mixed reality headsets, favoring a cyberpunk-y design with big round lenses, which lead designer Gary Natsume says are supposed to evoke the “universal sign” of glasses.

From The Verge Aug. 8, 2018

Chef Natsume Aoi, executive pastry chef at Morimoto in Manhattan, loads up on dried fruit for long drives, especially coconut shards and purple yam, which reminds her of her childhood in Japan.

From Washington Post Jul. 19, 2018

Discussing the golden age of Japanese modernist fiction, she introduces us to Natsume Soseki, who penned the novel Sanshiro in 1909, 41 years after the Meiji Restoration opened Japan to the West.

From Slate Jan. 9, 2015

For the benefit of those who may not know the original, it must be stated that "Botchan" by the late Mr. K. Natsume was an epoch-making piece of work.

From Botchan (Master Darling) by Morri, Yasotaro

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