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  1. 184,008 ratings22,624 reviews. Want to read. Kindle $9.99. Rate this book. 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.

  2. Sugar-Wall. I just read No Longer Human. I’m not sure how to feel. No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai is the second best-selling novel in Japan of all time. I read he killed himself shortly after publishing the book which is essentially an autobiography, but with fictional characters. The author had also inspired horror manga artist Junji Ito.

  3. No Longer Human is basically the definition of a Watashi Shōsetsu. An entire genre came from this (I mean there were others before, but Dazai really gave it the shape it had forever since). But like other works in that genre, it's kinda rough reading this knowing it's basically autobiographical, and one can speculate whether Dazai specifically focuses on all the negative stuff and dark thoughts.

  4. The last part of the book was No longer human. The reason I think this was a brilliant move is because you really get to know Dazai through his earlier works and then you can spot all of the times that he spoke the truth in No longer human. For me, reading No longer human was heart breaking because I've gotten so close to Dazai in the course of ...

  5. It’s worth considering No Longer Human alongside Osamu Dazai’s other well-known novel, The Setting Sun, which was published in 1947—just one year before No Longer Human. Whereas No Longer Human is set before Japan’s involvement in World War II, The Setting Sun deals with the immediate aftermath of the war. Both novels, however, take ...

  6. Jan 16, 2023 · The Premise. “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 ...

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  8. Feb 2, 2017 · Now, after finally reading this brilliant book, I can say without exaggeration that I consider it one of my favourite books ever!!! Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) wrote his second novel, a dark and disturbing work of art – No Longer Human, in a state of frenzy, some suggested he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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