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Osamu Dazai

Born June 19, 1909Died June 13, 1948

Shūji Tsushima, known by his pen name Osamu Dazai, was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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Books25

No One Knows

No One Knows

2025
Early Light

Early Light

2022

with Donald Keene and Ralph McCarthy

Gudbaj. Rasskazy: sbornik

Gudbaj. Rasskazy: sbornik

2021

with Ango Sakaguchi and Sakunosuke Oda

Owoce wisni

Owoce wisni

2020
A Shameful Life

A Shameful Life

2017
Repudiados

Repudiados

2016
Antologia de relatos japoneses: Tres maestros de la literatura

Antologia de relatos japoneses: Tres maestros de la literatura

2014

with Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Kenji Miyazawa

ren jian shi ge 1

ren jian shi ge 1

2009

with Usamaru Furuya and gu wu tu wan

Blue Bamboo: Tales of Fantasy and Romance

Blue Bamboo: Tales of Fantasy and Romance

1993
Self-Portraits: Stories

Self-Portraits: Stories

1991
No Longer Human

No Longer Human

1948

with Usamaru Furuya and gu wu tu wan

Insanligimi Yitirirken

Insanligimi Yitirirken

1948
Ispoved' "nepolnocennogo" celoveka

Ispoved' "nepolnocennogo" celoveka

1948

with Osamu Dadzaj

La Femme de Villon

La Femme de Villon

1947
El ocaso

El ocaso

1947
El declive

El declive

1947
Cuentos de cabecera

Cuentos de cabecera

1945
Otogizoshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu

Otogizoshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu

1945
Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

1944
Return to Tsugaru: Travels of a Purple Tramp

Return to Tsugaru: Travels of a Purple Tramp

1944
Eight Scenes of Tokyo

Eight Scenes of Tokyo

1941
Schoolgirl

Schoolgirl

1939
The Flowers of Buffoonery

The Flowers of Buffoonery

1935
The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf

The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf

1933
Recuerdos

Recuerdos

1933

Graphic novels3

Indigno de ser humano, Vol. 1

Indigno de ser humano, Vol. 1

2017

with Junji Ito

No Longer Human Complete Edition: Graphic Novel

No Longer Human Complete Edition: Graphic Novel

2012

with Usamaru Furuya

No Longer Human, Vol. 1

No Longer Human, Vol. 1

2009

Collections6

Crackling Mountain and Other Stories

Crackling Mountain and Other Stories

2012
Six Short Stories: The Early Works of Osamu Dazai

Six Short Stories: The Early Works of Osamu Dazai

2002
Modern Japanese Stories: An Anthology

Modern Japanese Stories: An Anthology

1962

with Riichi Yokomitsu, Mimei Ogawa, Ango Sakaguchi, Masuji Ibuse, Yasushi Inoue and Yasunari Kawabata

Goodbye

Goodbye

1948
The Beggar Student

The Beggar Student

1940
Run, Melos! and Other Stories

Run, Melos! and Other Stories

1940