Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai

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Born 1909-06-19 Aomori Prefecture, Japan 3 credit(s) Popularity 0.7
Shūji Tsushima ( 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains r...
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Shūji Tsushima ( 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky. While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains relatively unknown elsewhere, with only a handful of his works available in English. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.

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Goodbye poster
Goodbye
as Novel
2018-07-14
Kaidan Horror Classics poster
Kaidan Horror Classics
as Original Story
2010-08-23
Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection poster
Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection
as Original Story
2009-10-12

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