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Synopsis:
Osamu Dazai was a Japanese author who is considered one of the leading fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun ( Shayō ) and No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ), are considered modern classics in Japan. With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai's stories have captivated the minds of many readers.
His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoyevsky . While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains relatively unknown elsewhere, with only a handful of his works available in English. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.
The setting sun :
The Setting Sun focuses on a small, formerly wealthy family: a widowed mother, a divorced daughter, and a drug-addicted son who has just returned from the army and the South Pacific War. After World War II, the family is forced to vacate their Tokyo home and move to the countryside in Izu, Shizuoka, as the daughter's uncle can no longer support them financially.
Not Longer Human
No Longer Human focuses on the main character, Oba Yozo. Oba explains his life from a point in his childhood to somewhere in adulthood. Unable to properly understand how people interact and understand he resorts to tomfoolery to make friends and to hide his misinterpretations of social cues. Its facade does not fool everyone and does not solve every problem. Due to the influence of a classmate named Horiki, he falls into a world of drinking and smoking. He relies on Horiki throughout his college years to assist in social situations. With his life spiraling down after failing in college, Oba continues his story and conveys his feelings about those around him and society in general.
- Language : English
- Paperback : 80gsm off white
- ISBN-13 : 979-8431892752
- ASIN : B09V2MT81G
- Publisher : Independently published
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