Recounting the hilarious misadventures of a reckless young man who rebels against the system in a country school this irresistible coming of age tale is one of Japans most popular novelsBotchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis sent to the ultratraditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical rebellious and immature Botchan finds himself facing several tests from the pupils prone to playing tricks on their new nave teacher the staff vain immoral and in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan and from his own asyetunformed nature as he finds his place in the world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is considered a classic of adolescence as seminal as The Catcher in the Rye Botchan is as funny poignant and memorable as it was when first published over 100 years ago.