No Longer Human

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. 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. Oba Yozo's 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. No Longer Human has been adapted as a graphic novel by horror manga artist Junji Ito, made into an anime film, Human Lost,directed by Fuminori Kizaki and is the name of an ability in the manga series Bungo Stray Dogs used by a character named after Dazai."Author: Osamu Dazai,author
Contributors: Osamu Dazai,author
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 176
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: Eighth Printing
Model: 7552810
Published/Release Date: 17 Jan 1973
Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Author/Director/Artist: Osamu Dazai
Dimension (cm): 203x132x13 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 20x210x132 mm
Item Weight (g): 216
Package Weight (g): 118