Kusamakura - Soseki NatsumeLiterally meaning 'Pillow of Grass', Kusamakura is Soseki's portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. Soseki's artist attempts to live as a hermit using other people as his stimuli for his sensations and reflections. The artist fluently and prolifically composes poetry, but finds himself unable to paint despite befriending a beautiful young divorcee. He remains emotionally distanced from her for a long