No Longer Human

A completely new translation of Osamu Dazais great masterpiece by award-winning translator Juliet Winters Carpenter. . A journey to hell with Osamu Dazai Japans ultimate bad boy novelist ?Damian Flanagan The Japan Times. No Longer Human is the story of Yozo Oba who from early childhood finds it impossible to form meaningful relationships with family or friends. As a child he copes by acting the fool?mocking himself while entertaining others. As an adult he turns to alcohol sex and drugs which lead to his eventual self-destruction.. Originally written in 1948 and based closely on Dazais own life the timeless and universal themes of social alienation failure and one mans inner torture at his inability to feel like a normal human still resonate with young people everywhere making this an enduring international classic.. This contemporary translation will be welcomed by all fans of modern Japanese literature as well as by readers familiar with Osamu Dazai. After Soseki Natsume Osamu Dazai is Japans most popular writer. Dazai is enjoying a surge in interest among young people today thanks to the success of the manga anime and film series Bungo Stray Dogs whose protagonist a detective named Osamu Dazai is based on the real-life author.. Dazais brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of teenagers of all eras. ?Andrew Martin The New York Times