Name: Schoolgirl: Hardcover Edition
Price: 22.45 EUR
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Author: Osamu Dazai
ISBN: 9781642733549

Type

Physical Book

Author

Osamu Dazai

Publisher

One Peace Books

Language

English

Pages

112

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

18.3 x 13.4 x 1.6 cm

Weight

0.19 kg.

ISBN13

9781642733549

Synopsis "Schoolgirl: Hardcover Edition"

Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them-a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.

Osamu Dazai

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(Pseudonym of Tsushima Shuji; Kanagi, 1909 - Tokyo, 1948) Japanese writer. Born from the disillusionment prevalent in his country after the end of World War II, Osamu Dazai's last novels expressed the feelings of a generation that had witnessed the collapse of their traditional values: The Setting Sun (1947), perhaps his most famous work, focuses on the decline of the Japanese nobility after the defeat in the war, while his last book, No Longer Human (1948), narrates in an autobiographical tone the frustration over the national debacle. Known for his ironic and somber wit and the brilliant fantasy of his novels and stories, his obsession with suicide and his constant search for a deeper truth would make him a cult figure among the young readers of his country.

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