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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN-100811204812
ISBN-139780811204811
eBay Product ID (ePID)477398
Product Key Features
Book TitleNo Longer Human
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Literary
Publication Year1973
GenreFiction
AuthorOsamu Dazai
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN58-009509
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsSeventy-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 Decimal741.5/952
SynopsisMine 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 NumberPL825.A8
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- 23. Dez. 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.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 15. Mai. 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 a desolate land devastated by the war's aftermath.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 21. Dez. 2021
Great!!
Awesome book we love it!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 31. Jan. 2024
Crappy print
Book is missing words print is really bad but its a good bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 26. Jun. 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.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 19. Aug. 2024
No longer Human
It's a gift for my grandson who loved the book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 01. Sep. 2025
The cover & the book is good, liked it...
The cover & the book is good, liked itBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 14. Mai. 2024
Perfect
PerfectBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 30. Sep. 2023
love it
amazingBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 21. Jun. 2023
Lo siento pero no lo recomiendo
El libro tiene problemas con las palabras no está bien traducido y no se puede leer correctamenteBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
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