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No Longer Human

Donald Keene, Osamu Dazai

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Exploration of alienation in postwar Japan.

If you're intrigued by the complexities of cultural shift and personal identity, "No Longer Human" might speak to you deeply. It's not just a novel; it's a haunting journey through a man's internal struggle with societal expectations and self-worth. Perfect for those who appreciate psychological depth and existential reflections mirrored in a rapidly changing world.

  • William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation from the University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies Committee on Japanese Studies
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No Longer Human

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ISBN: 9780811204811
Publisher: New Directions
Date of Publication: 2023-10-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 236086 readers)

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Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, this leading postwar Japanese writer's second novel, tells the poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title). Donald Keene, who translated this and Dazai's first novel, The Setting Sun, has said of the author's work: "His world … suggests Chekhov or possibly postwar France, … but there is a Japanese sensibility in the choice and presentation of the material. A Dazai novel is at once immediately intelligible in Western terms and quite unlike any Western book." His writing is in some ways reminiscent of Rimbaud, while he himself has often been called a forerunner of Yukio Mishima. Cover painting by Noe Nojechowiz, from the collection of John and Barbara Duncan; design by Gertrude Huston.
 

Exploration of alienation in postwar Japan.

If you're intrigued by the complexities of cultural shift and personal identity, "No Longer Human" might speak to you deeply. It's not just a novel; it's a haunting journey through a man's internal struggle with societal expectations and self-worth. Perfect for those who appreciate psychological depth and existential reflections mirrored in a rapidly changing world.

  • William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation from the University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies Committee on Japanese Studies
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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