The Poppy, Volume 2

Tokyo’s spring exhibition and private conversations draw Kōno, Munechika, Ono, Fujio, and Sayoko into conflicts of love, ambition, and family duty.

Sōseki’s ornate narration combines philosophical argument, social comedy, and searching commentary on appearances and reality.

Volume 2 of three supplied volumes, translated in full from a mid-dialogue boundary in chapter X to another in chapter XVI. The novel continues in volume 3.