Dazai Osamu
Confessional novelist of the Buraiha (decadent school) whose autobiographical fiction charted his own self-destruction. No Longer Human is one of Japan's best-selling novels, a harrowing study of alienation and shame.
Works
- No Longer HumanConfessional monologue of man alienated from society and human connection
- The Setting SunNovel portraying decline of Japanese aristocracy through a mother and son
- Run MelosShort story of Greek merchant making a noble sacrifice keeping a promise
- SchoolgirlComing-of-age novella following adolescent girl's awakening and disillusionment
- Crackling MountainAutobiographical fragment exploring artistic sensibility and isolated mountain childhood