How Do You Live?
is a 1937 novel by Genzaburo Yoshino. It follows a 15-year-old boy named Junichi Honda, nicknamed Koperu, and his uncle as the youth deals with spiritual growth, poverty, and the overall experience as human beings. Background Yūzō Yamamoto originally wrote the novel as one of the final publications in the serial Nihon Shoukokumin Bunko. However, he was unable to complete it due to severe illness. Genzaburō Yoshino took over and completed How Do You Live? in a book form and published the book in 1937. After the conclusion of World War II, the book underwent several changes such as vocabulary and was republished in 1945 by Mira-sha Publishers. How Do You Live? is a popular work of literature in classical arts education and is often considered as a part of children's literature. Plot Junichi Honda is a fifteen-year-old high school student, known by his nickname Koperu, after the astronomer Nicholas Copernicus. He is athletic and academically gifted, and popular at school. Koperu's father, a bank executive, passed away when he was young and he lives with his mother. His uncle (on his mother's side) lives nearby and visits frequently. Koperu and his uncle are very close. Koperu shares about his