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  • No Longer Human

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    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.Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    No Longer Human is a deeply introspective exploration of alienation, identity, and the struggle for self-acceptance in a rapidly changing society. Osamu Dazai presents the fragmented life of Ōba Yōzō, a man unable to reconcile his outward persona with his inner despair, navigating a world where human connection feels impossible and authenticity seems unattainable. Through a series of confessional ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Setting Sun - Osamu Dazai

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    The Setting Sun is a poignant exploration of postwar Japanese society, focusing on themes of decline, identity, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Osamu Dazai critiques the disintegration of the traditional aristocratic class while examining the psychological struggles of individuals caught between the past and an uncertain future. Through the lives of characters such as ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • No longer Human

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    No Longer Human is one of the most important works of modern Japanese literature. The novel is presented as a series of notebooks written by Ōba Yōzō, a deeply troubled man who feels incapable of understanding or connecting with other people. From childhood, Yōzō believes he is fundamentally different from those around him. To hide his fear and confusion, he adopts the role of a clown, using humor ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    No Longer Human

    A New Translation

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Narrated by Craig Abbott ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 41 min

    A dark literary cult classic about alienation, self-destruction, and not fitting in.A timeless story of isolation and inner torment, Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human follows Yozo Oba, a man who hides behind laughter while drifting toward self-destruction. Based on Dazai's own life and newly translated by award-winning translator Juliet Winters Carpenter, this modern classic explores what it means to ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No One Knows

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Ralph McCarthy ...
    Fourteen tales selected from the breadth of Dazai’s fabled career, some never before seen in EnglishNo one really understands how we suffer. One day, when we’re adults, we may come to recall this suffering, this misery, as silly and laughable, but how are we to get through the long, hateful period until then? No one bothers to teach us that.Osamu Dazai was a master raconteur who plumbed—in an ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Schoolgirl

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    The novella that first propelled Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan, Schoolgirl was essentially the start of his career and gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. It offers a poignant glimpse into the mind of a Japanese schoolgirl, capturing the fleeting thoughts and emotions of a young woman navigating the complexities of adolescence in post-war Japan. Through ... Read more

    $13.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Schoolgirl - Osamu Dazai

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Schoolgirl is a poignant exploration of youth, identity, and the alienation experienced in early 20th-century Japan. Osamu Dazai delves into the inner world of a young girl grappling with the expectations of society and the confusion of adolescence. Through the fragmented diary entries and reflections of the unnamed protagonist, the story reveals themes of loneliness, the search for meaning, and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • No Longer Human

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter ...
    "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"A journey to hell with Osamu Dazai, Japan's ultimate bad boy novelist" —Damian Flanagan, The Japan TimesA completely new translation of Osamu Dazai's great masterpiece by award-winning translator Juliet Winters ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Setting Sun

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Donald Keene ...
    This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956.Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made "people of the setting sun" a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Retrograde

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Three stories of the ruined and the lost: Osamu Dazai at his most tormented. This collection unearths the Japanese literary legend's most controversial and exhilarating early-career writing with strikingly original translations. "Retrograde" traces the life of an anguished youth in reverse; "Das Gemeine" features an aspiring literato with a dark past who hitches his wagon to an eccentric violinist ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Schoolgirl

    by Osamu Dazai ...
    Translated by Polly Barton ...
    A new selection of six short stories by one of Japan's most iconic twentieth-century writersAn adolescent girl narrates her day in an existential masterpiece that explores what it means to be a forming person in a fomenting society. A woman writes a farewell note to her husband, an artist who has driven her away with his counterfeit profundity and naked ambition. A plain young woman steals a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD