No Longer Human
No Longer Human
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No Longer Human

Written by Osamu Dazai
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Jan 17, 1973
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Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. His 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.Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is an important and unforgettable modern classic: “The struggle of the individual to fit into a normalizing society remains just as relevant today as it was at the time of writing.” (The Japan Times)

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780811204811
    Publication Date
    January 17, 1973
    Publisher
    New Directions
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1948
    Page Count
    177
    Audience
    Adult
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    58009509
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    123179190
    Lexile® Level
    1070L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Z
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~7.4

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