Sanshirō (novel)

Sanshirō
AuthorSōseki Natsume
TranslatorJay Rubin
LanguageJapanese
PublisherThe Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
Publication date
1908
Publication placeJapan
Published in English
1977
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Miner 
Followed byThe Gate 

Sanshirō (三四郎) is a 1908 Japanese novel by Sōseki Natsume. It is the first in a trilogy, followed by Sorekara (1909) and The Gate (1910).

Sanshirō describes the experiences of its titular character, Sanshirō Ogawa, a young man from the Kyushu countryside of southern Japan, as he arrives at the University of Tokyo and becomes acquainted with his new surroundings, fellow students, and professors.