No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai by Osamu Dazai
Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazais No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life, even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozos 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.
General Fiction
No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai
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Category: General Fiction
Narrator: David Shih
Tags: General Fiction, Classic, Adults, Literature
Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazais No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life, even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozos 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.
