No One Knows by Osamu Dazai
Fourteen tales selected from the breadth of Dazais fabled career, some never before seen in English
"Dazai was an aristocratic tramp, a self-described delinquent, yet he wrote with the forbearance of a fasting scribe" -- Patti Smith
"Praise for Self-Portraits: As acidic and addictive as a bag of sour candy." -- Publishers Weekly
"Dazai’s work will either pull you out of a deep depression or crack your rose-colored glasses; there is no in-between." -- The Millions
"Praise for Self-Portraits: As acidic and addictive as a bag of sour candy." -- Publishers Weekly
"Dazai’s work will either pull you out of a deep depression or crack your rose-colored glasses; there is no in-between." -- The Millions
The author of the global bestseller No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was famous for confronting head-on the social and moral crises of postwar Japan. He committed suicide by drowning in Tokyo’s Tamagawa Aqueduct.
Ralph McCarthy has lived in Japan for almost two decades. He is the translator of two collections of stories by Osamu Dazai, “Self Portraits” and “Blue Bamboo,” and of Ryu Murakami’s novel 69.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780811239332 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811239330 |
| Title | No One Knows |
| Author | Osamu Dazai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2025-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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