Natsume Sōseki - The Miner

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Natsume Sōseki - The Miner

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113 minutes

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Dec 18, 2020

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This week the Spine Crackers read noted Japanese author Natsume Sōseki's proto-modernist novel The Miner (1908).

Released:

Dec 18, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (88)

Spine Crackers is an in-depth literary analysis podcast where we discuss a different book every other week, with some jokes and goofs tossed in for good measure. Follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook, etc. and check out our patreon! We post our next read on twitter so you can keep up and read along with us if you like. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spinecrackers https://www.patreon.com/spinecrackers spinecrackerspod@gmail.com

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Natsume Sōseki - The Miner

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