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No Longer Human (Japanese: 人間失格, Hepburn: Ningen Shikkaku), also translated as A Shameful Life, is a 1948 novel by Japanese author Osamu Dazai. It tells the story of a troubled man incapable of revealing his true self to others, and who, instead, maintains a facade of hollow jocularity, later turning to a life of alcoholism and drug ...
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.
Jul 6, 2023 · His caustic first-person narration is the jolting spine of the novel he appears in: No Longer Human, by the Japanese writer Osamu Dazai.
The character’s superpower—called “No Longer Human”—enables him to extinguish any supernatural ability simply through the use of touch. The best study guide to No Longer Human on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.
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The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family...
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.
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