Dazai Osamu: A Reflection of No Longer Human

Yozo Oba is one of the most prolific characters from Post-war Japanese Literature. No Longer Human, despite being published 80 years ago, remains insightful, moving and relatable, especially to young adult readers. It has often been mistaken as Dazai Osamu’s true autobiography, but how closely does it relate to the Dazai we know from Bungou Stray Dogs?

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REFERENCES:
Novels:
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai: translation by Donald Keene
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai: manga adaptation by Junji Ito, translation by Donald Keene

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Further Reading:
BSD Bibliophile has some really interesting essays (you can also read NLH for free there 🤫🤫) so definitely go check it out: https://sites.google.com/view/bsd-bib...

Here are the essays I looked at for this video:
“Art Is Me”: Dazai Osamu’s Narrative Voice As a Permeable Self (Phyllis I. Lyons)
The Immutable Despair of Dazai Osamu (David Brudnoy)
Dazai Osamu: Comic Writer (James A. O’Brien)

And, of course, all research starts on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Long...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_D...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_D...
https://bungostraydogs.fandom.com/wik...