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“I could not even guess what kind of being I was.” — Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

Today marks the 78th anniversary of the passing of one of Japan’s most haunting and beloved literary figures. Born in 1909 into a wealthy, landowning family in Aomori Prefecture, Osamu Dazai (born Shūji Tsushima) spent his life waging a war between privilege and profound despair. His weapon of choice? The written word. His battlefield? The human heart. Osamu Dazai Author

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• The Setting Sun (1947) – A portrait of a declining aristocracy in post-WWII Japan. The source of the famous phrase: “I am the one who is suffering.” “I could not even guess what kind of being I was

• Schoolgirl (1939) – A deceptively simple, brilliant monologue of a young woman’s interior life. Proof that Dazai could capture innocence with the same ferocity as despair. The written word

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