The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

The post-war period in Japan was one of immense social change as Japanese society adjusted to the shock of defeat and to the occupation of Japan by American forces and their allies. Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun takes this milieu as its background to tell the story of the decline of a minor aristocratic family. The st...

NO LONGER HUMAN - Osamu Dazai

Trigger warning: Suicide, Depression, Substance abuse and Disassociating This story tells the poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Written by Osamu Dazai (1909-1948)