{"product_id":"no-longer-human-1","title":"No Longer Human","description":"\u003cp\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai’s \u003cem\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. His 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill one of the ten bestselling books in Japan,\u003cem\u003e No Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e is an important and unforgettable modern classic: “The struggle of the individual to fit into a normalizing society remains just as relevant today as it was at the time of writing.” (\u003cem\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"truncated-text js-truncated-text expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content rte js-overview-body two-columns \" data-original-markup=\"\n            \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;A completely new translation of Osamu Dazai's great masterpiece by award-winning translator Juliet Winters Carpenter.\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026quot;A journey to hell with Osamu Dazai, Japan's ultimate bad boy novelist\u0026quot; —Damian Flanagan, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Japan Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;No Longer Human\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; 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.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Originally written in 1948 and based closely on Dazai's own life, the timeless and universal themes of social alienation, failure and one man's inner torture at his inability to feel like a normal human still resonate with young people everywhere, making this an enduring international classic. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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 Japan's 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 \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Bungo Stray Dogs\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, whose protagonist, a detective named Osamu Dazai, is based on the real-life author.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026quot;Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of teenagers of all eras.\u0026quot;  —Andrew Martin, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The New York Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\n\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nekoto Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52313805881618,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/7072\/0786\/files\/IMG-7496.jpg?v=1780094982","url":"https:\/\/nekotobooks.com\/products\/no-longer-human-1","provider":"Nekoto Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}