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Osamu Dazai was a major Japanese writer of the 20th century, best known for novels like "No Longer Human" that explored themes of alienation, despair, and the human condition. His work remains widely read and influential in Japanese literature and continues to resonate with readers worldwide for its psychological depth and honest portrayal of inner turmoil.
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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…
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Kanagi
- Place of death
- Mitaka
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Movement
- Buraiha
- Image
- Osamu Dazai.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Osamu Dazai
- date of birth
- 1909-06-19
- date of death
- 1948-06-13
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- drowning
- name in kana
- だざい おさむ
- name in native language
- 太宰 治
- birth name
- 津島 修治
- pseudonym
- 黒木 舜平
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Shūji Tsushima (津島 修治, Tsushima Shūji; 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai Osamu), was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) and No Longer Human (人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern classics.
His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.
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