Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu summary: Socrates in Love is a bittersweet journey of young love, enduring devotion, and heartbreaking loss. Affectionately known in j.a.pan as Sekachu (short for Sekai no Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu), the incredible popularity of Katayama’s novel developed into a social phenomenon in j.a.pan and drove it to become one of the cla.s.sic love stories of all time. Socrates in Love took the j.a.panese publishing industry by storm, becoming the all-time best-selling novel in j.a.pan!Finally, U.S. readers will be able to experience the phenomenon that became the inspiration for a blockbuster movie, a hit TV show, and a popular manga. A national sensation that touched over three million readers, Kyoichi Katayama brought innocent love and romance to the forefront of j.a.pan’s ultra-hip ma.s.s market.