The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf by Osamu Dazai

The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf by Osamu Dazai

What dark fate awaits beneath the roaring falls?

Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong...

This early classic from the author of Japan's greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.

Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) is largely considered as one of the most prominent players in postwar Japanese literature and is usually regarded as one of the most highly valued authors of contemporary Japan. Contemporaries remembered him for his diverse lifestyle, imaginative use of words, and several suicide attempts, the last of which was successful in 1948. No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, his two main books, are still widely read and leave a vivid legacy for one of Japan's best writers.

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ISBN 13	9781647291815
ISBN 10	164729181X
Title	The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf
Author	Osamu Dazai
Series	Maiden's Bookshelf Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vertical Inc.
Year published	2023-08-15
Number of pages	56
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