Name: No Longer Human (in German)
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Author: Osamu Dazai
ISBN: 9783518474525

Type

Physical Book

Author

Osamu Dazai

Publisher

Suhrkamp

Year

2024

Language

German

Pages

150

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9783518474525

No Longer Human (in German)

Osamu Dazai (Author) · Suhrkamp · Paperback

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Synopsis "No Longer Human (in German)"

Yōzō sehnt sich nach einem Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit und dem eigenen Platz in der Welt. Seit der Kindheit fühlt er sich außen vor, nur als Familienclown ist ihm Aufmerksamkeit sicher – und so wird er vom notorischen Possenreiter zum sarkastischen Intellektuellen. In einer feinsinnigen Mischung aus Ironie und Verletzlichkeit entblößt er seine Wünsche, Schwächen und Sehnsüchte. In je tiefere Verzweiflung er gerät, desto scharfsichtiger wird dabei sein Blick auf die menschliche Suche nach Bedeutung.

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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