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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
EAN
9780811204811
UPC
9780811204811
ISBN
9780811204811
MPN
N/A
Book Title
No Longer Human
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1973
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Osamu Dazai
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Literary
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
0811204812
ISBN-13
9780811204811
eBay Product ID (ePID)
477398

Product Key Features

Book Title
No Longer Human
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1973
Topic
Psychological, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Osamu Dazai
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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Trade
LCCN
58-009509
Reviews
Seventy-five years later, No Longer Human still reads with an apt urgency. As the musician Patti Smith once put it, Dazai 'wrote at the pace of a dying man, yearning for ... the solution to an unresolved equation.', What I despise about Dazai is that he exposes precisely those things in myself that I most want to hide., No Longer Human is his masterpiece, though all his work is worthy. Dazai was an aristocratic tramp, a self described delinquent, yet he wrote with the forbearance of a fasting scribe. , Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment., From the point of view of wholesome common sense, Dazai's writings may be regarded as the soliloquies of a deviant.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
741.5/952
Synopsis
Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. 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. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is an important and unforgettable modern classic: "The struggle of the individual to fit into a normalizing society remains just as relevant today as it was at the time of writing." ( The Japan Times ), 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., Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. 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. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is an important and unforgettable modern classic: "The struggle of the individual to fit into a normalizing society remains just as relevant today as it was at the time of writing." (The Japan Times)
LC Classification Number
PL825.A8

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  • by imabutte-0
    Dec 23, 2021

    depressing but good

    good book. depressing, but nonetheless good. it arrived in great condition. i finished reading it the same day it arrived. it’s a book that really makes you think and i believe should be read more than once to really understand. but in the end i think there’s not too much that needs understanding. this guy felt he could not be classified as human. he was scared of humans. he couldn’t understand them. he wanted to die. the author after writing this book died by double suicide. he achieved his goal.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: neontheater

  • by lng-ln9-aj2eoyvyg
    May 14, 2019

    Heavy but a good read

    This particular book by one of Japan's renowned writers where it tells the reader of the real Dazai's story through the fictional account of Yozo Oba, how he believes that he failed at being a human, despite his effort. The book explores the various decadences through humans and gives us a view of what can only be described as a dark era that went for as long as the protagonist can remember, exploring the negative aspects of being human, commentary on society through a glass that is half-empty. No Longer Human also explores themes that regard dark topics, on the likes of melancholy, depression and the nature of humans in general after Japan's journey through World War II, where the country was nothing but a wasteland of despair and some clinging on to hope, when it all they have left in ...

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: IucLFdTlT8G@Deleted

  • by gerhect
    Dec 21, 2021

    Great!!

    Awesome book we love it!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: neontheater

  • by co969058
    Jan 30, 2024

    Crappy print

    Book is missing words print is really bad but its a good book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: biblio_bazaar

  • by mrsharkbait
    Jun 26, 2019

    Even though it is written in the 1950s, this book is still relevant today, and not just for Japanese.

    The translation is very well written.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: fannyhoodoo