num_pages: 189
description: Written in 1908, this absurdist novel about the indeterminate nature of human personality anticipates the work of Joyce and Beckett. Almost devoid of plot and characterization, it unfolds within the mind of the protagonist. His ruminations constitute the theoretical core of the book.
language: Japanese
title: The Miner
titlecomplete: The Miner (English and Japanese Edition)
genres: Asian Literature, Fiction, Japan, Classics, Japanese Literature, Asia, Psychology, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1465
publisher: Stanford Univ Pr