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Dazai Osamu - The Real Osamu Dazai A Life In Twenty Stories - Paperback
Dazai Osamu - The Real Osamu Dazai A Life In Twenty Stories - Paperback
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Description: " Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of teenagers of all eras." Andrew Martin The New York Times" 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! By turns hilarious ironic introspective mystical and sarcastic these stories present a fully rounded portrait of a talented writer who tried several times to take his own life and ultimately succeeded. An introduction by translator James O Brien gives the background to Dazai's life and shows how the stories in this book whether autobiographical or fictional contribute to an understanding of one of Japan's greatest writers. ** Recommended for readers 16 years & up. Not intended for high school classroom use due to adult content.**
Title: The Real Osamu Dazai A Life In Twenty Stories
Author(s): Dazai Osamu
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Barcode: 9784805318348
Pages: 320 Pages, 20 Short Stories
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: " Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of teenagers of all eras." Andrew Martin The New York Times" 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! By turns hilarious ironic introspective mystical and sarcastic these stories present a fully rounded portrait of a talented writer who tried several times to take his own life and ultimately succeeded. An introduction by translator James O Brien gives the background to Dazai's life and shows how the stories in this book whether autobiographical or fictional contribute to an understanding of one of Japan's greatest writers. ** Recommended for readers 16 years & up. Not intended for high school classroom use due to adult content.**
Title: The Real Osamu Dazai A Life In Twenty Stories
Author(s): Dazai Osamu
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Barcode: 9784805318348
Pages: 320 Pages, 20 Short Stories
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
