Sanshiro Autism & Asperger's Syndrome

Sanshiro Autism & Asperger's SyndromeJay Rubin's translation of Soseki's cherished novel, new to Penguin Classics One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23 year old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki's lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro's doomed innocence, the novel comes to

But he – deliberately – moves back into his path

a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma with a traumatic brain injury

and quality-of-life domains are all addressed

Do you dare to meet the worst children in the world

He brings back the drama

given in her signature fun and reassuring style

Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz

often homesick too

speech and language therapists and other professionals working with children with auditory processing difficulties

Throughout the story

Big or small

My book of the year so far’