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The Real Osamu Dazai
By Osamu Dazai
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"... translator O'Brien excels, his unembellished use of language allowing the comically dry but fraught moments of Dazai's prose to flourish." --Asian Review of Books
Best-known for his novels No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, Dazai was also an acclaimed writer of short stories, experimenting with a wide variety of styles and bringing to each work a sophisticated sense of humor, a broad empathy for the human condition and a tremendous literary talent. The twenty stories in this collection include:
- - Memories -- An autobiographical tale in which Dazai relates episodes from his own childhood and adolescence, showing his relationship with his family and his tendency towards introspection and self-dramatization - On the Question of Apparel -- A comic tour-de-force in which Dazai examines the hold that fashion has over him and how it relates to his own pathetic self-image - A Poor Man's Got His Pride -- A retelling of a story by 18th-century master of burlesque fiction Ihara Saikaku, about a fallen samurai who lives in poverty - The Sound of Hammering -- A love story set against the backdrop of the rebuilding of Tokyo after the city was totally destroyed during World War Two - And sixteen other stories!
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2024-09-24
Publication Date:
2024-09-24
Publisher:
Tuttle Publishing
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
4805318341
ISBN13:
9784805318348
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Weight:
368 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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