Osamu Dazai
Osamu DAZAI (native name: 太宰治, real name Shūji Tsushima) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as Shayō (The Setting Sun) and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), are considered modern-day classics in Japan.With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai’s stories have intrigued the minds of many readers. His books also bring about awareness to a number of important topics such as human nature, mental illness, social relationships, and postwar Japan.
A Lie
Osamu Dazai
In this short story, Dazai's childhood friend tells a tale of a secret disappearance in their hometown during the War. It was originally published as Uso in 1946.
A New Hamlet
Osamu Dazai
The Tragedy of Hamlet is the consummate tale of an introspective melancholic struggling to come to terms with the world he lives in; it is no surprise, then, that artists like Goethe and Coleridge have identified with this tortured character over the centuries. As one of Japan’s most famous and troubled writers, Osamu Dazai, too, offered his own interpretation of Hamlet in his book Shin-Hamlet, or “A New Hamlet.” This book was published in 1941 during Dazai’s middle period and it marks a significant development in the career of the writer as he worked toward lengthier works that culminated in his classics Shayo (“The Setting Sun,” 1947) and Ningen Shikkaku (“No Longer Human,” 1948). It is a significant work that has never been published in English before.
Dazai’s Hamlet is a passive character in a whirlwind of schemers. It is clear that, in typical autobiographical fashion, Dazai is writing about himself in this book. There are allusions to his troubled university days (when he failed to graduate) his difficult relations with women (Gertrude and Ophelia are both strong, manipulative characters in this work, while the men are weak and indecisive) and his own distressed psyche (he committed suicide in 1948). The strong theme of adult hypocrisy brings to mind a bildungsroman more than a tragedy. It is also significant to note that this book was completed in 1941, right around the time the Pacific War began. The conflict between Denmark and Norway in A New Hamlet is reminiscent of the outbreak of war between Japan and America. Dazai was never outwardly critical of militaristic Japan, but this work could be interpreted as a commentary on the government’s corruption. In addition, the character of Polonius, who ambivalently is both the supporter of young idealists and the right-hand man of an oppressive leader, reminds one of the publishers that had to comply with stringent censorship laws at the time. One wonders if Dazai is writing about the editors or critics he would have dealt with. All in all, there are many facets to this work that give it a particular enjoyment that is distinct from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Dazai’s work is incredibly humorous despite the darkness of his themes, and keeps the reader reading all the way to the end.
A Shameful Life
Osamu Dazai
Recipient of the 2018 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation
A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic known to the west as No Longer Human—a tortured vision inspiring the likes of Junji Ito and Bungo Stray Dogs
Osamu Dazai is one of the most famous—and infamous—writers of 20th-century Japan. A Shameful Life (Ningen Shikkaku) is his final published work and has become a bestselling classic for its depiction of the tortured struggle of a young man to survive in a world that he cannot comprehend.
Paralleling the life and death of Dazai himself, the delicate weaving of fact and fiction remorselessly documents via journals the life of Yozo, a university student who spends his time in increasing isolation and debauchery. His doomed love affairs, suicide attempts, and constant fear of revealing his true self haunt the pages of the book and reveal a slow descent into madness. This dark tale nevertheless conveys something authentic about the human heart and its inability to find its true bearing.
Gibeau's translation cements A Shameful Life's place in the existentialist literary canon from Dostoevsky to Camus. Fans of Bungo Stray Dogs will recognize Osamu Dazai as one of the characters named after the giants of Japanese literature. Those familiar with the numerous adaptations in graphic novels and animation can experience the source material in faithful, modern prose.
Batan Güneş
Osamu Dazai
Türk okuru, Japon edebiyatını daha çok gelenekle hesaplaşan, ama Doğulu yanı ağır basan Mişima, Kawabata gibi büyük ustaların yapıtları aracılığıyla tanımaya başladı. Dazai, bu edebiyatın asi çocuğu, çizgi dışı bir temsilcisidir. Genç yaşta intihar eden, "Batan Güneş" ile bir anlamda vasiyetini kaleme alan yazar, global dünya projesi içinde yerini arayan günümüz Japon insanına öncülük etmiştir."Batan Güneş", uzaktaki bir adadan, yanıbaşımızda, içimizde yolculuk eden yaralı insanın haykırışını dile getiren nefis, mahzun, önemli bir roman.
Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy
Osamu Dazai
Blue Bamboo is a collection of seven short stories by one of Japan's preeminent postwar writers and prose stylists, Osamu Dazai. Not the typical romantic fantasies so often seen in Japanese writing, filled with water sprites and vengeful ghosts, these stories are a mixture of fantastic allegory, slightly skewed fables, and affecting romantic tales. Revealing the wide range of Dazai's imaginative powers, they also give a glimpse of his humane and idealistic side. From the title story, about an impoverished, henpecked scholar who is transformed by the love of a voluptuous bird, to "The Chrysanthemum Spirit," about a passionate gardener who meets a brother and sister with extraordinary powers, Dazai creates a world of fantasy and romance that is infused with his own psychological concerns. Many readers may recall the poignancy of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince or Han Christian Andersen. The collection is capped by two delightful stories-within-a-story, in which the assorted members of a quirky family compose alternate episodes of a slightly gothic romance with hints of Poe and Saki (in "On Love and Beauty") and a wildly elaborate retelling of Rapunzel that is engaging, horrifying, and touching by turns (in "Lanterns of Romance"). All in all, these warm, inventive, and life-affirming stories will strike a deep, satisfying chord in many readers.
Blue Bamboo: Tales by Dazai Osamu
Osamu Dazai
A glimpse into the humorous, sardonic world of Dazai Osamu, presenting a new and very different look at a one of the recognized masters of Japanese, and indeed global, literature. These works from the middle years of his brief career show a skilled hand, with angst muted and his penchant for subtle comedy deftly displayed. Scholars and fans often divide the career of Dazai Osamu (1909-1948) into three periods: early, middle, and late. The early and late periods tend to get all the attention, but in fact Dazai was at his very best in the middle period, which corresponds roughly to the years of the Pacific War. All the stories in this collection, with the exception of the early "Romanesque," were written during that time.
Člověk ve stínu; Vzpomínky, zápisky, zpovědi
Osamu Dazai
Výbor z rozsáhlého díla japonského spisovatele přináší tři různorodé, přitom však navzájem propojené texty: životopisné VZPOMÍNKY, románový cestopis z autorova rodného kraje CUGARU a román SELHÁNÍ. Dazai je niterný autor zkoumající nejhlubší záhyby lidské – především ale své vlastní – psychiky, proto dává přednost vyprávění v první osobě. Nepodává ovšem fakticky přesnou autobiografii, své zkušenosti rozmanitě domýšlí, rozvíjí a propůjčuje fiktivním hrdinům a hrdinkám. Opakovaně a úpěnlivě dává najevo, že mu jde o postižení opravdovosti lidské existence v jedinečné jinosti I vzájemné spřízněnosti s jinými – o “vzájemné dotyky lidských srdcí”, i když ho stále znovu zraňují.
Colegiala
Osamu Dazai
Una chica joven, de familia pobre, se ve obligada a cometer un robo por amor. Una mujer mayor confiesa que una noche, muchos años atrás, se sintió fuertemente atraída por un hombre al que apenas conocía. Un ama de casa narra su sufrimiento al descubrir que su marido tiene una amante. Una muchacha narra cómo empeoró su vida tras recibir un premio literario… Los relatos incluidos en Colegiala abordan con tremenda delicadeza y exquisitez el universo femenino y sus contradicciones: la vergüenza, el amor no correspondido, la incomprensión ante la muerte de un ser querido, la felicidad extrema o, simplemente, los pensamientos que pasan por la cabeza de una adolescente japonesa de posguerra.
Crackling Mountain and Other Stories
Osamu Dazai
Features 11 outstanding works by Osamu Dazai, widely regarded as one of 20th century Japan's most gifted writers and a master teller of tales. Dazai experimented with a wide variety of short story styles and brought to each a sophisticated sense of humor, a broad empathy for the human condition, and a tremendous literary talent. This book showcases a range of his styles from the poignant childhood recollections of "Memories", to the samurai buffoonery of "A Poor Man's Got His Pride", to reworked folk classics such as the title story. By turns hilarious, ironic, introspective, mystical and sarcastic, the eleven stories present the most fully rounded portrait available of a tragic, multifaceted genius of modern Japanese letters.
Cuentos de cabecera
Osamu Dazai
Suenan las sirenas. Las baterías antiaéreas rugen con su estruendo atronador. Los bombarderos B-29 se aproximan a Tokio para soltar su mortífera carga. Pero, en un estrecho refugio casero, un padre con una imaginación muy particular construye un mundo de fantasía con el que entretener a su hija. Mientras lee en voz alta y afectada los cuentos de un libro ilustrado para niños, en su mente van tomando forma otras historias en absoluto infantiles pero siempre divertidas, impredecibles y mordaces.
«La historia de Urashima», «La montaña Kachi-kachi», «El gorrión de la lengua cortada» y «El lobanillo desaparecido» son cuatro de los cuentos más célebres de Japón, que en esta inusual versión de Osamu Dazai se transforman en una sátira provocadora e hilarante de la eterna guerra de sexos.
En esta edición se ha incluido también la versión original de los cuentos.
Daffodil
Osamu Dazai
Dazai's timeless tale of fame, doubt, family and critics. A brand new translation from Maplopo.
December 8th
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編。初出は「婦人公論」［1942（昭和17）年］。「昭和十六年の十二月八日」に「日本のまづしい家庭の主婦はどんな一日を送ったか」について書かれた作品。主婦のモデルが津島美知子、主人は太宰自身、園子が太宰の長女、また亀井勝一郎や今官一など現実の人物も登場する。開戦の様子をごく平凡な市民の目で描いた好作。
Dezumanizat
Osamu Dazai
Mă simt ca un paria din clipa în care am venit pe lume. O nălucă imbecilă, un cadavru viu. Rebut uman incurabil.
Capodopera și testamentul lui Osamu Dazai, al doilea cel mai bine vândut roman japonez din toate timpurile, reunește temele recurente din viața autorului: suicidul, alienarea socială și depresia.
Zugrăvindu-se ca pe un ratat, protagonistul romanului narează o viață aparent normală, cu toate că se simte incapabil să înțeleagă ființele umane. Încercările lui Oba Yozo de a se reconcilia cu lumea din jurul său încep din copilărie, continuând pe durata liceului, când devine un „clovn” pentru a-și masca înstrăinarea, iar în cele din urmă conduc la o tentativă eșuată de suicid la maturitate. Fără pic de sentimentalism, eroul consemnează cruzimile obișnuite ale vieții și clipele ei trecătoare de tandrețe și conexiune umană. Semiautobiografic, Dezumanizat a ajuns să „dea glas sentimentelor tineretului” (Hiroshi Ando, The Mainichi Daily News) din Japonia postbelică până în societatea tehnologică postmodernă, fiind o explorare puternică a înstrăinării unui individ de societate.
Un roman atemporal. Lupta individului de a se integra într-o societate normalizantă rămâne la fel de relevantă astăzi ca atunci când Dazai a scris acest roman.
William BradburyThe Japan Times
Early Light
Osamu Dazai
Early Light offers three very different aspects of Osamu Dazai's genius: the title story relates his misadventures as a drinker and a family man in the terrible fire bombings of Tokyo at the end of WWII. Having lost their own home, he and his wife flee with a new baby boy and their little girl to relatives in Kofu, only to be bombed out anew. "Everything's gone," the father explains to his daughter: "Mr. Rabbit, our shoes, the Ogigari house, the Chino house, they all burned up," "Yeah, they all burned up," she said, still smiling.
"One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji," another autobiographical tale, is much more comic: Dazai finds himself unable to escape the famous views, the beauty once immortalized by Hokusai and now reduced to a cliche. In the end, young girls torment him by pressing him into taking their photo before the famous peak: "Goodbye," he hisses through his teeth, "Mount Fuji. Thanks for everything. Click."
And the final story is "Villon's Wife," a small masterpiece, which relates the awakening to power of a drunkard's wife. She transforms herself into a woman not to be defeated by anything, not by her husband being a thief, a megalomaniacal writer, and a wastrel. Single-handedly, she saves the day by concluding that "There's nothing wrong with being a monster, is there? As long as we can stay alive."
El declive
Osamu Dazai
Kazuko, la joven narradora de El declive, vive con su madre en una casa del pudiente barrio tokiota de Nishikata. La muerte del padre, y la derrota de Japón en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, han reducido considerablemente los recursos de la familia, hasta el extremo de tener que vender la casa y trasladarse a la península de Izu. La frágil armonía de la vida en el campo, donde Kazuko cultiva la tierra y cuida de su madre enferma, se verá alterada por la aparición de una serpiente, símbolo de muerte en la familia, y de Naoji, hermano de Kazuko ex adicto al opio que desapareció en el frente. La llegada de Naoji, cuyo único interés consiste en beberse el poco dinero que les queda, empujará a Kazuko a rebelarse contra la vieja moral en una última tentativa de escapar de una asfixiante existencia.
La publicación original de El declive en 1947 convirtió a su autor en una celebridad entre la juventud nipona de posguerra. Sin embargo, Dazai, enfermo de tuberculosis y acosado por sus demonios interiores, no pudo gozar del éxito de la novela y un año después, en 1948, se suicidó junto a su amante.
La otra novela del autor de Indigno de ser humano y enfant terrible de las letras japonesas del siglo XX.
El ocaso
Osamu Dazai
Un mundo cerrado, en ruinas, sin salida ni amanecer a la vista es lo que se retrata en El Ocaso, caída del sol y de sueños de grandeza en el otrora Imperio del sol naciente.
Tras la II Guerra mundial la inestabilidad y la angustia se apoderan de las nuevas generaciones japonesas. Un universo de tradiciones y castas militares se desmorona. Esta novela narra la historia de una desconcertada familia aristócrata al tiempo que cada página va explorando una región de la moderna conciencia nipona.
Una madre prisionera del pasado, un recién llegado del frente adicto a la droga y a los tugurios húmedos, y una joven en busca de amor, de explicaciones y de nuevos caminos son los protagonistas abatidos y aislados que se tocan casi tangencialmente.
Refugios individuales y mucha incomunicación son las claves que nos acercan al paraíso perdido, un lugar donde el sol poniente asedia y agota personajes y circunstancias hasta acabar, tras la publicación de este libro, con la propia vida de su autor.
Gagal Menjadi Manusia
Osamu Dazai
Hidupku penuh aib.
Catatan pria itu dimulai dengan pengakuan demikian. Ia menggunakan lawak untuk menipu dirinya sendiri, menipu orang lain, membuat kesalahan yang tidak dapat diperbaiki, lantas menjatuhkan keputusan atas dirinya sendiri bahwa ia gagal menjadi manusia.
Akan tetapi, begitu pria itu tidak ada, seorang wanita berkata dengan nada penuh rindu, “orangnya tulus, penuh perhatian... ia tetaplah anak yang baik, seperti tuhan.”
Karya Dazai Osamu yang mempertanyakan apa itu hidup sebagai manusia, dan apa itu hidup bersama manusia. Karya yang dipercaya menjadi surat wasiatnya.
Goodbye
Osamu Dazai
The war is over and life is returning to normal. A man must say goodbye to his ten or so lovers. However, he can't do this alone, he needs the help of a special but difficult woman.
Güneş Batarken
Osamu Dazai
Savaş sonrası Japonyası'ndaki kültürel yıkımının toplumsal izdüşümünü ve bireyin kalabalıklar karşısında giderek yabancılaşarak insani değerlerini yitirişini ustalıkla işleyerek tüm zamanların en çok okunan eserlerine imza atan Osamu Dazai, yaşamına son vermeden kısa bir süre önce kaleme aldığı Güneş Batarken'de, soylu bir ailenin parçalanma ve umutsuzca çırpınma hikâyesine ayna tutuyor.
Ailenin her bir üyesi kişisel açmazlarının farklı yönleriyle boğuşurken, Dazai İnsanlığımı Yitirirken'in unutulmaz başkarakteri Yozo'yu anıştıran erkek karakterleri geri plana atarak sözü bu kez, dönemin kemikleşmiş ahlaki değerleriyle mücadele etmek ve bireysel kurtuluşa ulaşmak için toplumsal fayda üretmeye yönelen kadınlara veriyor. Şehir ve taşra hayatının dayattığı gündelik pratiklerle kuşatılmış bireylerin makûs talihleriyle imtihanı, Dazai'nin keskin analizleriyle okura canlı bir toplumsal panorama vaat ediyor.
Hidup Yang Memalukan
Osamu Dazai
Hidup yang Memalukan dan Cerita-Cerita Lain adalah kumpulan cerita pendek karya Osamu Dazai, salah satu penulis Jepang yang, tak perlu diragukan lagi, paling banyak dibaca di seluruh dunia. Karya-karyanya dibaca, dilulas, dialihmediakan dan dibicarakan bahkan jauh setelah kematiannya, dan akan tetap relevan bahkan hingga tahun-tahun yang akan mendatang.
Daftar isi cerita-cerita:
1. Kebohongan (Lies)
2. Kisah Anjing Peliharaan (The Story Of A Pet Dog)
3. Kenangan (Memories)
4. Malu (Shame)
5. Kisah Malam Bersalju (A Snowy Night’s Tale)
I can speak
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「若草」［1939（昭和14）年］。自分の歌を失い、無為徒食の日々を過ごした「私」が、「生活のつぶやき」とでもいうべき作品を書き続けるうち、自分の作品から自分の文学の進むべき路を知らされるという話で、それまでの苦悩から再生への祈りと明るい希望がこもった作品。
I Haven't Told Anyone (Tales of a Lascivious Gentleman by Osamu Dazai Book 5)
Osamu Dazai
A prim and proper girl has a moment of weakness.Osamu Dazai was a brilliant writer, a rebel and non-conformist, the James Dean of Japanese literature. His works (The Setting Sun, No Longer Human) continue to resound with today's generation.
Il sole si spegne
Osamu Dazai
La guerra è terminata da pochi mesi, il Giappone è un Paese ferito e lacerato tra le memorie di un passato aristocratico e uno stile di vita che già guarda ai modelli dei vincitori occidentali, senza tuttavia riuscire a liberarsi di quella «moralità obsoleta» che ha imperato per secoli. Anche Kazuko è ferita e lacerata: morto il padre da molti anni, finito con un divorzio e senza figli il suo matrimonio, disperso nel Pacifico del Sud il fratello Naoji, tutto ciò che le rimane della sua nobile famiglia è una madre dall'istintiva eleganza, ormai anziana e malata. Senza più un soldo, le due donne sono costrette a lasciare la casa di Tōkyo e trasferirsi in campagna, dove Kazuko dovrà imparare a lavorare la terra, in attesa del ritorno di Naoji. Sarà proprio con l'arrivo del reduce, divenuto dipendente dalle droghe, che la vicenda di Kazuko avrà un drammatico sviluppo. Pubblicato nel 1947, "Il sole si spegne" è un romanzo di grande intensità emotiva che ebbe enorme influenza nella società giapponese del Dopoguerra, umiliata e oscillante tra feudalesimo e civiltà industriale: il libro nel quale si è riconosciuta un'intera generazione.
Indigno de Ser Humano
Osamu Dazai
Indigno de ser humano se ha convertido, con el paso de los anos, en una de las obras mas populares de la literatura japonesa, superando los diez millones de ejemplares vendidos desde su primera publicacion en 1948."
İnsanlığımı Yitirirken
Osamu Dazai
Japonya'nın en çok okunan romanlarından İnsanlığımı Yitirirken'de Osamu Dazai, savaş sonrası Japonya'sının boğucu atmosferinin toplumdaki izdüşümünü ve bireyin kalabalıklar karşısında giderek yabancılaşarak insani değerlerini yitirişini aktarmak için teşrih masasına kendini yatırıyor.
Gündelik yaşamın acı veren detaylarını ve yıkıcı anların uğultusunu tüm yalınlığıyla kâğıda dökerek yarattığı bu anti-kahramanla, Japonya'nın genç aydınlarının Batı ile geleneksel kültür arasındaki sıkışmışlığını resmederek, bireyciliğin ve toplum karşıtlığının "salgın" gibi yayıldığı bir coğrafyada varoluşçuluk tohumları serpiyor.
Duygular hırpalanarak siliklenirken, dünyanın gerçekliğini yitirişini aktaran Dazai, dünyevi hazlar peşinde iyileşmeye çalışırken daha da parçalanan Yozo karakterinde cisimleşen evrensel sancının yansıdığı satırlarla yazın dünyasında ölümsüzleşiyor.
Yaşamı intihar girişimleriyle şekillenmiş bir yazardan, ölümün sınır çizgilerine misilleme yapan bir metin...
Inte längre människa
Osamu Dazai
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. Oba Yozo's 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.
Semi-autobiographical, No Longer Human is the final completed work of one of Japan's most important writers, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948). The novel has come to "echo the sentiments of youth" (Hiroshi Ando, The Mainichi Daily News) from post-war Japan to the postmodern society of technology. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is a powerful exploration of an individual's alienation from society.
Izopštenik
Osamu Dazai
У јапанској модерној књижевности тешко ће се пронаћи дело које својим квалитетима, уверљивошћу и заокруженошћу боље и јасније приказују слику безнађа једне људске душе.
„Изопштеник”, егзистира као уметнича пројекција истине (голе и горке, која својом немилосрдном стварношћу и жестином тера читаоца да скрене поглед са текста) ауторовог живота и његових нејаких стремљења да се издигне из моралне баруштине и ситнодушја у себи и другима.
Кроз очи Јозо Обе, Изопштеника, протагонисте и протијунака, видимо хладно и објективно описивање Дазаијеве накарадне стварности, која га судбински неумољиво прати још од најранијих година. Ауторова оштрица монолошко-асоцијативог типа приповедања, путем којег протагониста са тешком горчином евоцира сећања на своје дечаштво, струже по Дазаијевој кожи и огољава га до његове најтананије нутрине. Већ са првом реченицом: „Провео сам живот пун срама”, сазнајемо да овде нема језичког шарлатанства и залудних покушаја да се уметнички израз учини пријемчивљијим и допадљивијим.
Живот Обе (па и сам живот Дазаија) насушна је потреба за љубављу. Како би, па барем и само на тренутак, осетио трунку људске топлине и привржености, он се препушта безнадној готовости да уради било шта. Тражи спас (нејак) у уметности, придружује се левичарском покрету, одаје проституткама и алкохолу, али, упркос свему, осећај тешке горчине и безнађа не да се избрисати, па ни ублажити ничим, а он само наставља да пада из зла у горе. И тако, вечито тражећи (и проналазећи) кривицу у самом себи, у клетој судби што га је на свет донела таквог – никаквог, уз критичко-сатирични модалитет, усмерен ка читавом свету, он беспоштедно и непромењено шиба по самоме себи, разобличујући се до степена једног обичног „пропалитета”.
На крају, са неизрецивим очајањем у себи, он подиже главу к небу и обраћа се Богу, упитавши га:
- Злочин ли је невино поверење?
Злочин, казна, друштвене норме и друштвени закони, све су то категорије за свет „здравих” људи, коме наш протагониста, по рођењу, не припада.
Он је продукт безнадне препуштености самом себи, вечитих немира што непромењено рију по дну људске душе, ледене самоће што савија кичму и ломи изнута. Он је нејаки тежак, напаћени многострадалник, он је.... Изопштеник!
Koş Melos!
Osamu Dazai
“Bu akşam ben öldürüleceğim. Ölümüme koşuyorum. Yerime geçen dostumu kurtarmak için koşuyorum. Bu kralın zalimliklerine ve düzenbazlığına son vermek için koşuyorum.” Yirminci yüzyıl Japon edebiyatının önde gelen yazarlarından, sıradışı hayatıyla da meşhur Osamu Dazai’nin birbirine uzak zamanlarda kaleme aldığı üç öyküyü bir araya getiren Koş Melos! yazarın farklı yönlerini okura sunuyor. Kitaba ismini veren “Koş Melos!” öyküsünde zalim Kral Dionysus, Melos’u haksız bir şekilde idama mahkûm eder. Kız kardeşinin düğününe gitmek için kraldan izin alan dürüst Melos üç gün içinde dönmeyi başaramazsa dostu Selinintius idam edilecektir. “Günün İlk Işıkları”nda alkolik bir aile babası, eşi ve iki çocuğuyla birlikte Amerikan bombardımanından kurtulmaya ve yeni bir hayat kurmaya çalışır. Son öykü “Villon’un Karısı”nda ise borç içindeki bir yazar ile eşi İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında gündelik yaşamlarını sürdürme mücadelesi verirler.
La Déchéance d'un homme
Osamu Dazai
«Je suis devenu bouffon. C'était mon ultime demande adressée aux hommes. Extérieurement, le sourire ne me quittait pas ; intérrieurement, en revanche, c'éatit le désespoir.» Ainsi se présente Yôzô, né dans une famille riche du nord du Japon, qui veut être peintre, abandonne ses études au lycée de Tôkyô pour travailler dans des ateliers, mais s'initie plus vite au saké et aux filles qu'au dessin et à la peinture. D'amours malheureuses en amours malheureuses, après n'avoir été qu'un médiocre caricaturiste de revues de second ordre, il échoue à vingt-sept ans, malade, tel un vieillard, dans une vieille chaumière, irréparable d'où il rédige l'histoire de sa vie, «vécue dans la honte», et alors qu'il ne connaît plus désormais ni le bonheur ni le malheur.
Lantern
Osamu Dazai
Sakiko knew instantly that Mizuno was the love of her life upon setting eyes on him. So when the opportunity materializes for her to show her appreciation for him, she does without hesitation. However, this act puts her in trouble with the police and ushers the young lady into a state of frenzy and publicity she has never encountered before. Lantern explores Sakiko's mind state as she tries to balance love, family and the perception of society in a small community.
La sociedad gastronómica y otros cuentos para gourmets
Osamu Dazai
Japón, primera mitad del siglo XX. El gobierno Meiji trata de modernizar un país que, a causa del aislacionismo, se ha quedado anclado en el pasado. Un país que en pocos años se convertirá en una potencia mundial.
En su interior, la sociedad busca un nuevo equilibrio entre tradición y modernidad, para no perder su identidad. En este escenario se ambientan los cuentos que conforman este libro, doce relatos que permiten una visión privilegiada de esa sociedad y de sus costumbres, mezcla de belleza, sensualidad, miseria y decadencia.
Una selección de relatos contemporáneos de marcado carácter costumbrista, unidos todos ellos bajo el hilo conductor de la comida, tan importante para los japoneses y que constituye una seña de identidad de valor incalculable fuera de sus fronteras, reconocida como Patrimonio Inmaterial Cultural de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
Junto a Antología de relatos japoneses y a Un gran descubrimiento, este libro pone fi n a la trilogía de Relatos Japoneses Contemporáneos, tres libros que nos han permitido conocer y disfrutar de autores inéditos en nuestro país además de otros tan famosos como imprescindibles.
Lo squalificato
Osamu Dazai
"Lo squalificato" (1948), narra la storia di un uomo, Yozo, che, sentendosi rifiutato dalla società nella quale vive, deve affrontare una condizione esistenziale di estrema solitudine. Ciò che rende intensamente suggestive le "pagliacciate" escogitate da Yozo per sopravvivere tra i suoi simili, patetici i suoi tentativi di dedicarsi alla politica e tormentosi i suoi rapporti con le donne, è il senso di insuperabile ambiguità che domina l'intera esperienza da lui vissuta in bilico tra il piacere di infrangere il codice sociale e il sentimento di colpa per non sapersi adeguare a esso. La "squalifica" alla quale è condannato Yozo (nel cui problematico ritratto certamente si riflettono vicende di cui fu vittima lo stesso Dazai) acquista un senso diverso solo dopo la sua morte, quando l'autore sposta bruscamente e sapientemente il punto di vista narrativo fuori della coscienza del protagonista.
Matahari Terbenam
Osamu Dazai
Pada periode pascaperang, terjadi perubahan sosial besar-besaran manakala masyarakat Jepang harus menyesuaikan diri dengan kejutan akan kekalahan serta pendudukan negerinya oleh pasukan sekutu dan Amerika Serikat. Matahari Terbenam karya Osamu Dazai menjadikan situasi dan kondisi ini sebagai latar untuk menceritakan kemerosotan satu keluarga bangsawan.
Osamu Dazai kini dikenal sebagai pengarang terbesar Jepang abad kontemporer. Banyak orang menggandrungi karyanya yang sebagian besar merupakan otobiografi liris kehidupannya yang dekaden.
Mother! (Tales of a Lascivious Gentleman by Osamu Dazai Book 1)
Osamu Dazai
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human, this leading postwar Japanese writer's second novel, 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. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title).
Donald Keene, who translated this and Dazai's first novel, The Setting Sun, has said of the author's work: "His world … suggests Chekhov or possibly postwar France, … but there is a Japanese sensibility in the choice and presentation of the material. A Dazai novel is at once immediately intelligible in Western terms and quite unlike any Western book." His writing is in some ways reminiscent of Rimbaud, while he himself has often been called a forerunner of Yukio Mishima.
Cover painting by Noe Nojechowiz, from the collection of John and Barbara Duncan; design by Gertrude Huston
No Longer Human: A Novel by Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai
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. Oba Yozo's 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.
Semi-autobiographical, No Longer Human is the final completed work of one of Japan's most important writers, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948). The novel has come to "echo the sentiments of youth" (Hiroshi Ando, The Mainichi Daily News) from post-war Japan to the postmodern society of technology. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is a powerful exploration of an individual's alienation from society.
No One Knows: Stories
Osamu Dazai
No one really understands how we suffer. One day, when we're adults, we may come to recall this suffering, this misery, as silly and laughable, but how are we to get through the long, hateful period until then? No one bothers to teach us that.
Osamu Dazai was a master raconteur who plumbed--in an addictive, easy style--the absurd complexities of life in a society whose expectations cannot be met without sacrificing one's individual ideals on the altar of conformity. The gravitational pull of his prose is on full display in these stories. In "Lantern," a young woman, in love with a well-born but impoverished student, shoplifts a bathing suit for him--and ends up in the local newspaper indicted as a crazed, degenerate communist. In "Chiyojo," a high-school girl shows early promise as a writer, but as her uncle and mother relentlessly push her to pursue a literary career, she must ask herself: is this what I really want? Or am I supposed to fulfill their own frustrated ambitions? In "Shame," a young reader writes a fan letter to a writer she admires, only to find out, upon visiting him, that he's a bourgeoise sophisticate nothing like the desperate rebels he portrays, and decides (in true Dazai style): "Novelists are human trash. No, they're worse than that; they're demons. . . They write nothing but lies."
This collection of 14 tales--a half-dozen of which have never before appeared in English--is based on a Japanese collection of, as Dazai described them, "soliloquies by female narrators." No One Knows includes the quietly brilliant long story "Schoolgirl" and shows the fiction of this 20th-century genius in a fresh light.
Ocho escenas de Tokio
Osamu Dazai
Ocho escenas de Tokio reúne, por primera vez en castellano, nueve relatos de uno de los escritores con más talento de la literatura nipona del siglo XX. Muy apreciado entre la juventud japonesa,
Dazai goza en la actualidad de un reconocimiento equiparable al de ilustres compatriotas suyos como Soseki, Mishima y Kawabata. Aunque más conocido en Occidente por las dos novelas que publicó tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial -Indigno de ser humano y El ocaso-, Osamu Dazai mostró a lo largo de toda su vida predilección por el género breve.
En sus relatos están presentes tanto el nihilismo como los demonios interiores que acecharon al escritor durante su corta vida, pero también encontramos un particular sentido del humor.
Escritos entre 1933 y 1948, año en que Dazai se quitó la vida junto a su amante, los relatos aquí reunidos, a veces mordaces y sarcásticos, otras veces introspectivos y poéticos, nos ofrecen un retrato completo de un escritor avanzado a su tiempo y dotado de una sensibilidad poco común.
Öğrenci Kız
Osamu Dazai
Bir okurunun kendisine gönderdiği günlüklerden esinlenerek yazdığı Öğrenci Kız’da Osamu Dazai bir Tokyo banliyösünde yaşayan isimsiz bir genç kızın bir gününü anlatıyor.
Aklına takılan şarkıları, yolda düşündüğü ve gördüklerini, günlük yaşama dair ayrıntıları ve içten içe duyduğu hüznü büyük bir başarıyla ve empatiyle resmetmeyi başarıyor. Yaşama hep çarpıcı bir dürüstlükle bakmış Dazai’nin bir gün kadar kısa romanı, gençlerin sesini ve düşüncelerini çekinmeden aktaran ilk modern yapıtlardan biri.
Orang Gagal
Osamu Dazai
Orang Gagal adalah novel kedua dari penulis Jepang terkemuka pascaperang, Osamu Dazai. Ia menceritakan kisah pedih dan mempesona seorang pemuda bernama Oba Yozo yang terperangkap di antara terpecahnya tradisi keluarga bangsawan Jepang utara dan dampak munculnya gagasan Barat.
Novel ini terdiri dari tiga buah buku catatan Oba Yozo yang lahir di sebuah desa terpencil di wilayah utara Jepang dan tumbuh dalam sebuah keluarga berkecukupan. Ayahnya merupakan seorang pengusaha sukses yang sering bepergian ke luar kota. Sifat kakaknya yang tak humoris dan sering sok dewasa membuat Yozo tak begitu peduli dengannya. Keluarga besarnya sangat materialistik, sementara tetangga-tetangganya adalah orang-orang yang gemar berbicara moral dan permasalahan ekonomi-politik. Dibesarkan dalam situasi seperti itu, Yozo tumbuh dalam keterasingan. Karena itulah ia kemudian merasa "gagal menjadi manusia".
Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga)
Osamu Dazai
"I've led a life full of shame. Human beings are a complete mystery to me."This manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece NO LONGER HUMAN—the #2 bestselling novel of all time in Japan—tells the story of Yozo Oba, a young man growing up in Japan in the immediate aftermath of World War II, who finds himself caught between the disintegration of the traditions of his aristocratic provincial family and the impact of the new postwar world.Oba is tormented by a failure to find any value in himself or in human relationships, despite being surrounded by women who love him. He creates the persona of a buffoon who mocks himself while entertaining others. But inside he is tortured, and as he moves from childhood to adulthood he becomes addicted to sex and alcohol. Largely autobiographical, No Longer Human explores Dazai's own sense of failure and alienation which drove him to self-destruct with alcohol and numerous suicide attempts.Osamu Dazai (1909—1948) is Japan's second most popular novelist (after Soseki), and his works are seeing a huge surge in popularity among young people worldwide thanks to the success of the recent manga, anime and film series Bungo Stray Dogs, whose protagonist, a detective called Osamu Dazai, has similar character traits to Yozo Oba. Fans of manga and anime are turning to the original No Longer Human novel, whose themes of alienation from society and an inability to reconcile social appearances with inner self—told with great wit, irony and pathos—strike a deep chord among readers today.**Recommended for readers ages 16+ due to mature themes and graphic content**
Otogizoshi
Osamu Dazai
"Aşık oldum diye suç mu işledim?
Antik çağlardan bu yana, dünya üzerinde yazılmış bütün trajedilerin bu soruyu konu edindiğini söylemek abartı olmaz. Her kadının içinde biraz bu acımasız tavşandan bulunduğu gibi, her erkeğin içinde boğulmamak için mücadele eden bir Japon rakunu mevcuttur. Otuz küsur yıllık başarısız bir kariyere sahip olan bir yazar olarak bunun doğruluğunu teyit edebilirim. Belki siz de aynı düşüncedesinizdir."
Osamu Dazai'nin kaleminden, savaşın gölgesinde bir babanın diline yansıyan masallar. Karanlık bir sığınağa hapsolmuş bir kız çocuğunun dünyası babasının sesiyle bu eserde aydınlanırken aynı zamanda Japon mitolojisine ve masal kültürüne de ışık tutar. Tümör Bahtsızlığı, Bay Urashima ve Ejderha Sarayı, Tiktak Dağı ve Dilsiz Serçe masallarının her biri orijinal anlatımları eleştirilerek mercek altına alınır ve okura "Daha farklı nasıl yazılabilirdi?" sorusu sorulur.
Japon edebiyatının usta kalemi Osamu Dazai, savaş mağduru bir babanın diliyle kendi süzgecinden geçirdiği masalları okurlarına aktarırken kurgulanan masallar ve öğretileri karşısında eleştirilerini belirtmeyi de ihmal etmiyor.
Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu
Osamu Dazai
Dazai Osamu wrote The Fairy Tale Book (Otogizōshi) in the last months of the Pacific War. The traditional tales upon which Dazai's retellings are based are well known to every Japanese schoolchild, but this is no children's book. In Dazai's hands such stock characters as the kindhearted Oji-san to Oba-san ("Grandmother and Grandfather"), the mischievous tanuki badger, the fearsome Oni ogres, the greedy old man, the "tongue-cut" sparrow, and of course Urashima Taro (the Japanese Rip van Winkle) become complex individuals facing difficult and nuanced moral dilemmas. The resulting stories are thought-provoking, slyly subversive, and often hilarious.
In spite of the "gloom and doom" atmosphere always cited in reviews of The Setting Sun and the later No Longer Human, though, Dazai's cutting wit and rich humor are evident in the entire body of his work. His literature depicts the human condition in painfully blunt and realistic terms, but, like life itself, is often accompanied by a smile.
Pandora's Box
Osamu Dazai
The war is over. Japan is defeated. Together with his country, a young man must rebuild his life. He will begin at a sanatorium, where everyone gets a nickname, surrounded by an interesting ensemble of patients and caregivers.
Repudiados
Osamu Dazai
Repudiados reúne nueve cuentos, escritos entre 1939 y 1948 e inéditos hasta ahora en castellano, con el inconfundible sello del enfant terrible de las letras japonesas del siglo XX. En ellos leemos la aséptica descripción del viaje que emprende una pareja al lugar donde planean poner fin a sus miserables vida (Repudiados); los infructuosos esfuerzos de Dazai para ganarse el respeto de sus paisanos y dejar de ser fuente de preocupaciones y disgustos para su familia (En memoria de Zenzō); los devastadores efectos de la guerra en el día a día y la mentalidad de los japoneses (Diosa); o la angustia e incapacidad de Dazai ante su condición de marido y padre de familia (Cerezas).
Run, Melos! and Other Stories
Osamu Dazai
内容紹介
「セリヌンティウスよ、私も死ぬぞ。君と一緒に死なせてくれ」
タイムリミットは日没。メロスの身代わりに磔にされた友を救う為に、友の信頼を守る為に、メロスは疾風のごとく走った――
美しい愛と友情を力強く綴った永遠の名作『走れメロス』、「富士には、月見草がよく似合う」の一節が名高い『富嶽百景』ほか、
『駈込み訴え』、『東京八景』など全六篇を収録した短編集。
声優・鈴木達央が紡ぐ『走れメロス』名場面抜粋の朗読CD封入。
内容（「BOOK」データベースより）
タイムリミットは日没。メロスの身代わりに磔にされた友を救う為に、友の信頼を守る為に、メロスは疾風のごとく走った―美しい愛と友情を力強く綴った永遠の名作『走れメロス』、「富士には、月見草がよく似合う」の一節が名高い『富嶽百景』ほか、『駈込み訴え』、『東京八景』など全六篇を収録した短篇集。声優・鈴木達央が紡ぐ『走れメロス』名場面抜粋の朗読CDを封入。
著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より)
太宰/治
1909年、青森県金木村(現五所川原市)生まれ。本名、津島修治。東大仏文科中退。1939年、井伏鱒二の世話で結婚。平隠な生活を得て多くの作品を執筆するが、1948年、玉川上水にて入水自殺(本データはこの書籍が刊行さ れた当時に掲載されていたものです)
Run, Melos!: (English and Japanese)
Osamu Dazai
This work contains both English and the original Japanese text, which can be used to study Japanese."Run, Melos!" (走れメロス, Hashire Merosu) is a Japanese short story by Osamu Dazai. Published in 1940, "Run, Melos!" is a widely read classic in Japanese schools.
Run, Melos!: English Edition (Japanese Classics)
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「新潮」［1940（昭和15）年］。「邪智暴虐の王」への人質として差し出した友人・セリヌンティウスの信頼に報いるために、メロスがひたすら走り続けるという作品。信頼と友情の美しさを基本に描きつつ、そこに還元されない人間の葛藤をも描いた、日本文学における傑作のひとつ。
Same As It Ever Was (Tales of a Lascivious Gentleman by Osamu Dazai Book 2)
Osamu Dazai
Bombed to smithereens and now occupied by American forces, Tokyo somehow manages to remain the same as it ever was, a place where a man might fall in love with the daughter of his former girlfriend.Osamu Dazai was a brilliant writer, a rebel and non-conformist, the James Dean of Japanese literature. His works (The Setting Sun, No Longer Human) continue to resound with today's generation.
Saved by Daybreak (Tales of a Lascivious Gentleman by Osamu Dazai Book 3)
Osamu Dazai
Everyone trusts an older gentleman to treat a younger woman with respect.Osamu Dazai was a brilliant writer, a rebel and non-conformist, the James Dean of Japanese literature. His works (The Setting Sun, No Longer Human) continue to resound with today's generation.
Schoolgirl
Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against "them" -- a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.
Self-Portraits
Osamu Dazai
“Art dies the moment it acquires authority.” So said Japan’s quintessential rebel writer Osamu Dazai, who, disgusted with the hypocrisy of every kind of establishment, from the nation’s obsolete aristocracy to its posturing, warmongering generals, went his own way, even when that meant his death—and the death of others. Faced with pressure to conform, he declared his individuality to the world—in all its self-involved, self-conscious, and self-hating glory. “Art,” he wrote, “is ‘I.’”
In these short stories, collected and translated by Ralph McCarthy, we can see just how closely Dazai’s life mirrored his art, and vice versa, as the writer/narrator falls from grace, rises to fame, and falls again. Addiction, debt, shame, and despair dogged Dazai until his self-inflicted death, and yet despite all the lies and deception he resorted to in life, there is an almost fanatical honesty to his writing. And that has made him a hero to generations of readers who see laid bare, in his works, the painful, impossible contradictions inherent in the universal commandment of social life—fit in and do as you are told—as well as the possibility, however desperate, of defiance. Long out of print, these stories will be a revelation to the legions of new fans of No Longer Human, The Setting Sun, and Flowers of Buffoonery.
Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic
Osamu Dazai
A rich boy turned drop-out, a radical turned drug addict, obsessed with self destruction and suicide, Osamu Dazai retains his cult status among Japan's intellectual youth more than forty years after his death. These stories, based on his own experiences and arranged chronologically, provide insight into the sources of Dazai's enduring appeal as well as his art.
Six Short Stories: The Early Works of Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai
The short stories in this collection, with the exception of “Money,” were written by Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) when he was still a young student of sixteen. Although these works only appeared in a school paper and magazines self-published with his friends, the author’s genius can already be seen. From his very first pieces, he displays his acute insight into how emotions fluctuate and the complexity of relationships. His taste for irony is also apparent, poking fun at how people misunderstand circumstances or their own state of affairs. The young Dazai skillfully portrays how things are not what they seem to be on the surface, taking unexpected turns for both the readers and protagonists in the tales. With most stories translated into English for the first time, the book gives you a rare glimpse into the complex psyche of the nascent novelist on his way to becoming one of the most celebrated writers Japan has ever had.
Soytarı Çiçekleri
Osamu Dazai
“Önceki gece Tamotogaura’da bir çifte intihar yaşanmış, bir adam ile kadın birlikte denize atlamıştı. Adam avdan dönen bir balıkçı teknesi tarafından denizden çıkarılmıştı ve yaşıyordu. Gelgelelim kadının bedeni bulunamamıştı.”
Yirminci yüzyıl Japon edebiyatının önde gelen yazarlarından, sıradışı hayatıyla da meşhur Osamu Dazai otobiyografik öğeler taşıyan Soytarı Çiçekleri’ni ikinci intihar denemesinden sonra, 1935 yılında yayımladı. Dazai’nin yer yer dördüncü duvarı yıkarak okura birebir seslendiği kısa roman, yazarın İnsanlığımı Yitirirken’in baş karakteri Yozo Oba’yla ilgili kaleme aldığı ilk eser.
Yozo Oba, sevgilisi Sono’yla birlikte Kamakura’da denize atlayarak intihar eder. Sevgilisi ölür, Yozo ise balıkçılar tarafından kurtarılır ve deniz kenarındaki bir sanatoryuma yatırılır. Vaktini diğer hastalarla, ziyarete gelen dostlarıyla ve hemşiresiyle geçirirken herkes Yozo için neşeli, hatta soytarıca bir atmosfer yaratmaya çalışır. Yozo ise hatalarla dolu geçmişini, Sono’yu ve umutsuz geleceğini düşünmektedir.
Tertolak Sebagai Manusia
Osamu Dazai
Yozo seorang pemuda yang eksentrik dan lain dari kebanyakan manusia di sekitarnya dalam memandang diri dan masyarakat. Dia selalu berusaha menyesuaikan diri dengan siapa pun, menurunkan dirinya sampai pada level mereka, tapi dia malah disalahpahami, diperalat, dan bahkan dikhianati. Dia berperan sebagai seorang badut, karena manusia membuatnya takut bersikap jujur. Seiring berjalannya waktu, dalam memainkan peran badut itu dia terjebak di tengah berbagai pengalaman yang tidak menguntungkan dirinya sendiri, jatuh pada kebiasaan destruktif yang pada akhirnya semakin membuatnya tidak berdaya dan mati secara perlahan.
The Beggar Student
Osamu Dazai
For fans of No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai’s darkly bewitching novel about the small redemptions of being a pathetic, miserable writer.
A fictional thirty-something writer named Osamu Dazai has just mailed his publisher a terrible manuscript, filling him with dread and shame. Shortly afterward, while moping around a park in suburban Tokyo, he spots a figure drowning in a nearby aqueduct.
He doesn’t want to become a witness to a suicide and eventually decides to flee the park. But as he is leaving, he trips over the boy who had been drowning, and the two begin an unlikely conversation that turns into an intellectual spat. Hoping to ingratiate himself with the boy―a high-school dropout―Dazai finds himself agreeing to perform that very night as the live narrator of a film screening in the boy’s stead…
So begins the madcap adventure of The Beggar Student, where there is glamor in destitution and glimmerings of truth in intellectual one-upmanship. Replete with settings straight out of the popular anime Bungo Stray Dogs and echoes of the themes in No Longer Human, this biting novella captures the infamous Japanese writer at his mordant best.
The Flowers of Buffoonery
Osamu Dazai
The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba—the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age—is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he convalesces, his friends and family visit him, and other patients and nurses drift in and out of his room. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a lighthearted, even clownish atmosphere: playing cards, smoking cigarettes, vying for attention, cracking jokes, and trying to make each other laugh.
While No Longer Human delves into the darkest corners of human consciousness, The Flowers of Buffoonery pokes fun at these same emotions: the follies and hardships of youth, of love, and of self-hatred and depression. A glimpse of the lives of a group of outsiders in prewar Japan, The Flowers of Buffoonery is a darkly humorous and fresh addition to Osamu Dazai’s masterful and intoxicating oeuvre.
The Girl Who Became a Fish: Maiden's Bookshelf
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.
The Maiden's Bookshelf series combines classic short stories of the early 20th century with gorgeous original artwork to create collectible editions for a contemporary audience.
The Secret Lover (Tales of a Lascivious Gentleman by Osamu Dazai Book 4)
Osamu Dazai
Who is that person whistiling by the garden wall?Osamu Dazai was a brilliant writer, a rebel and non-conformist, the James Dean of Japanese literature. His works (The Setting Sun, No Longer Human) continue to resound with today's generation.
The Setting Sun
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 story is told through the eyes of Kazuko, the unmarried daughter of a widowed aristocrat. Her search for self meaning in a society devoid of use for her forms the crux of Dazai’s novel. It is a sad story, and structurally is a novel very much within the confines of the Japanese take on the novel in a way reminiscent of authors such as Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata – the social interactions are peripheral and understated, nuances must be drawn, and for readers more used to Western novelistic forms this comes across as being rather wishy-washy.
Kazuko’s mother falls ill, and due to their financial circumstances they are forced to take a cottage in the countryside. Her brother, who became addicted to opium during the war is missing. When he returns, Kazuko attempts to form a liaison with the novelist Uehara. This romantic displacement only furthers to deepen her alienation from society.
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The Setting Sun by Dazai, Osamu Revised Edition [Paperback(1968)]
Osamu Dazai
Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made "people of the setting sun" a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his heroine, Kazuko, a young aristocrat who deliberately abandons her class, a symbol of the anomie which pervades so much of the modern world.
Villon's wife
Osamu Dazai
新生への希望と、戦争を経験しても毫も変らぬ現実への絶望感との間を揺れ動きながら、命がけで新しい倫理を求めようとした晩年の文学的総決算ともいえる代表的短編集。家庭のエゴイズムを憎悪しつつ、新しい家庭への夢を文学へと完璧に昇華させた表題作、ほか「親友交歓」「トカトントン」「父」「母」「おさん」「家庭の幸福」「桜桃」、いずれも死の予感に彩られた作品である。
Wish Fulfilled: A Vignette by Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai
As we edge toward the 75th anniversary of Osamu Dazai's death, much of his masterful prose remains surprisingly unknown to most English language readers. This observational vignette written by a youthful Dazai offers a lovely introduction to the introspective master widely known and loved in Japan.
Translated in Japan by Reiko Seri and Doc Kane of Maplopo, this semi-autobiographical account should serve as a nice introduction to those unaware of Dazai's genius. For those well aware of his talents (and possibly the several decade-old translation of this particular work) this updated translation in English provides a fresh look at this masterful vignette.
Yeni Bir Hamlet
Osamu Dazai
“Ben delirdim, hayalet göründü; sıradaki ne?”
Yirminci yüzyıl Japon edebiyatının önde gelen yazarlarından, sıradışı hayatıyla da meşhur Osamu Dazai “tiyatromsu bir roman” olarak nitelendirdiği Yeni Bir Hamlet’te William Shakespeare’in talihsiz ve depresif Hamlet’ini yeniden anlatıyor. Shakespeare’in eşsiz hikâyesi ile Dazai’nin otobiyografik anlatımı birleşince ortaya trajik olduğu kadar absürt bir metin çıkıyor.
Dazai 1941’de yazdığı Yeni Bir Hamlet’te Norveç-Danimarka arasındaki savaşı aynı yıl patlak veren Amerika-Japonya savaşıyla, melankolik Hamlet’i kendisiyle ve Hamlet’in çevresindeki Gertrude ve Ophelia karakterlerini hayatındaki kadınlarla değiştiriyor. Karakterlerin yer yer dördüncü duvarı yıktığı Yeni Bir Hamlet’te Dazai birçok eserinde olduğu gibi yine kaleminin yoldan çıkmasına ket vurmadan aykırı bir eser yaratıyor.
Yeşil Bambu ve Diğer Fantastik Öyküler
Osamu Dazai
“O yılın bir sonbahar gününde Saburou birini öldürdü. Bir oyun arkadaşını Kototoi Köprüsü’nden Sumida Nehri’ne itti. Kişisel bir sebebi yoktu. Tabancayı kendi başına dayayıp ateş etmek isteyen birinin dürtüsüne tamamen benzer bir dürtü tarafından ele geçirilmişti.”
Yirminci yüzyıl Japon edebiyatının önde gelen yazarlarından, “sıradışı” hayatıyla da meşhur Osamu Dazai, Yeşil Bambu ve Diğer Fantastik Öyküler’de Japon masallarındaki tipik su perilerini, denizkızlarını ve intikamcı hayaletleri kendine has üslubuyla yorumlayarak fantastik bir alegori, çarpık bir masal dünyası ortaya çıkarıyor.
Bu öykü kitabında bir denizkızı peşinde helak olan samuray Çûdô Konnai’dan onurlu yoksulluğunun altüst olmaması için elinden geleni ardına koymayan krizantem sevdalısı Sainosuke’ye, para peşindeki yalancı Saburou’dan kız peşinde kendini yakışıklı birine dönüştürmek isteyen sihirbaz Tarou’ya kadar hiç kimse, Dazai’nin acımasız ve mizahi kaleminden kurtulamıyor.
Zatracenie
Osamu Dazai
Powieść Zatracenie – ostatni ukończony utwór Dazaia – ukazała się w roku samobójczej śmierci pisarza. To osnuta na wątkach autobiograficznych i spisana w pierwszej osobie pełna dramatyzmu opowieść o człowieku, który choć wszechstronnie utalentowany, nie może odnaleźć się w świecie i wpadając w spiralę zgubnych życiowych wyborów, zmierza ku nieuchronnej samozagładzie.
"…Zatracenie można czytać jako przejmującą spowiedź bohatera – jak nietrudno się domyślić, alter ego autora – jako jego pożegnanie z życiem. Doświadczenie, które stało się jego udziałem, i dokonane życiowe rozliczenie doprowadzają go do ostatecznej konkluzji, że – jak wyznaje – «utracił prawo do nazywania się człowiekiem»… Ale można też traktować tę książkę jako próbę przedstawienia stanu umysłu, kondycji moralnej i dylematów japońskiej inteligencji i przedstawicieli wyższych warstw społecznych, w tym potomków upadającego ziemiaństwa, w dramatycznych latach poprzedzających wkroczenie Japonii na drogę militaryzmu, podczas wojny, a także w pierwszych latach powojennych" (Od tłumacza).
W wielu krajach popularnością cieszą się japońskie adaptacje filmowe tej powieści – zarówno w wersji fabularnej, jak i animowanej – oraz tworzone na jej podstawie komiksy manga.
Zmierzch
Osamu Dazai
Powojenna Japonia. Kazuko wraz z chorą matką zmuszone są sprzedać swój dom rodzinny w zniszczonym podczas wojny Tokio i przeprowadzają się na wieś. Ich dnie mijają na czytaniu książek, robieniu na drutach i na czekaniu na powrót brata z frontu. Kiedy Naoji wraca do Japonii, Kazuko musi opiekować się nie tylko podupadającą na zdrowiu matką, zagubioną w świecie damą z poprzedniej epoki, ale także uciekającym w alkohol i narkotyki bratem. Ale w jej sercu powoli zaczyna pojawiać się cień i w poszukiwaniu ukojenia postanawia złamać społeczne konwenanse.
Zmierzch to opowieść o poszukiwaniu siebie w świecie wywróconym do góry nogami. To poetycka i przejmująca historia ludzi, którzy próbują jakoś funkcjonować, szukając swojej formy buntu. Pełne symbolicznych retrospekcji, przetykane fragmentami intymnych listów i dzienników obrazy z życia na tle przemian, jakie po przegranej wojnie zachodziły w japońskim społeczeństwie.
Poprawione tłumaczenie profesora Mikołaja Melanowicza pozwoli na nowo odkryć fascynujące piękno japońskiego Zmierzchu. Wydanie zaczyna się od wstępu Karoliny Bednarz, który pozwoli na zrozumienie tła historycznego i wprowadzi w klimat powieści.
อิสตรี
Osamu Dazai
อันว่า ‘อิสตรี’ นั้นมีหลากหลาย
ร้อยนางก็ร้อยใจ ต่างกันไปร้อยแบบ จนยากจะหาคำจำกัดความ
ชีวิตของผู้เขียน ดะไซ โอซามุ แวดล้อมด้วยผู้หญิงมาตลอด ตั้งแต่ลืมตาดูโลกจวบจนลมหายใจสุดท้าย
อีกทั้งคุณสมบัติอันครบถ้วน ทั้งสายตาอันเฉียบคม นิสัยช่างสังเกต และความกระหายใคร่รู้
จึงไม่น่าแปลกใจเลยที่ ดะไซ จะได้รับเสียงชื่นชมล้นหลาม
ว่าฉายภาพสตรีได้แนบเนียน และลึกซึ้งตรึงใจ
และในรวมเรื่องสั้นชุดนี้ JLIT จะพาคุณไปส่องมอง ‘อิสตรี’ สี่นาง ผ่านสายตาของเขา
ผู้เป็นเจ้าของผลงาน สูญสิ้นความเป็นคน ซึ่งครองตำแหน่งเบสต์เซลเลอร์มาอย่างยาวนานถึงทุกวันนี้
ในบรรดานักเขียนนวนิยายสมัยใหม่ของญี่ปุ่น ดะไซ โอซามุ ได้รับการชื่นชมว่าเป็นเอกในด้านการเล่าเรื่องผ่านสายตาตัวละครผู้หญิง ดะไซสร้างสรรค์ผลงานลักษณะนี้มากมาย มีตัวละครผู้หญิงในหลากหลายวัย แตกต่างกันทั้งสถานะและสภาพแวดล้อม การเลือกใช้สำนวนภาษาและจังหวะจะโคนของดะไซ ทำให้ผู้อ่านอนุมานได้แม้กระทั่งอุปนิสัย ทรรศนะ และแรงปรารถนาลึกในจิตใจของตัวละครหญิงผู้เล่า เห็นภาพชัดจนเผลอลืมไปว่าแท้จริงแล้วผู้เขียนเป็นชาย
รวมเรื่องสั้นชุด อิสตรี เล่มนี้ประกอบด้วยเรื่องสั้น 4 เรื่อง ได้แก่
อับอายขายหน้า แปลจาก 恥 (1942)
ตั๊กแตน แปลจาก きりぎりす (1940)
เรือนกาย เรือนใจ แปลจาก 皮膚と心 (1939)
นักเรียนหญิง แปลจาก 女生徒 (1939)
เขียนโดย ดะไซ โอซามุ
แปลและคัดสรรโดย พรพิรุณ กิจสมเจตน์
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ヴィヨンの妻 [Viyon no tsuma]
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「展望」［1947（昭和22）年］。泥酔状態で帰り、借金を作ってくる大谷を夫に持つ「私」が、大谷が泥棒を働いた椿屋で働くようになるという話。戦後の太宰文学を代表する作品のひとつで、太宰とイメージが重なる大谷と、妻の「私」の繊細な関係が見事に描かれている。
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トカトントン [Tokatonton]
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治による短編小説。初出は「群像」［1947（昭和22）年］。読者と作家との書簡という形式の作品で、読者である青年は、何か物事に感激し奮い立とうとすると、どこからともなくトカトントンという音が聞こえて、虚しい気持ちになってしまう。敗戦後の虚脱感を軽妙に表現した作品である。
人間失格 (Japanese Edition)
Osamu Dazai
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. Oba Yozo's 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.
Semi-autobiographical, No Longer Human is the final completed work of one of Japan's most important writers, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948). The novel has come to "echo the sentiments of youth" (Hiroshi Ando, The Mainichi Daily News) from post-war Japan to the postmodern society of technology. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is a powerful exploration of an individual's alienation from society.
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姥捨 [Ubasute]
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「新潮」［1938（昭和13）年］。過ちを犯した妻かず枝と、妻をそこまで追いやるほどに生活を荒廃させた夫・嘉七が、身の結末をつけようと自殺をしようという話。過去に決別して再出発しようとする嘉七の姿は、太宰文学中期の出発点として位置付けられる。
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走れメロス [Hashire Merosu]
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編小説。初出は「新潮」［1940（昭和15）年］。「邪智暴虐の王」への人質として差し出した友人・セリヌンティウスの信頼に報いるために、メロスがひたすら走り続けるという作品。信頼と友情の美しさを基本に描きつつ、そこに還元されない人間の葛藤をも描いた、日本文学における傑作のひとつ。
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駈込み訴え [Kakekomi uttae]
Osamu Dazai
「無頼派」「新戯作派」の破滅型作家を代表する昭和初期の小説家、太宰治の短編。初出は「中央公論」［1940（昭和15）年］。聖書から素材を採った作品で、「あの人は酷い。酷い。厭な奴です。悪い人です。」という誹謗から始まって、ユダの心のゆれ動きが迫力に満ちた告白体で一気に綴られている。ユダの中にあるキリストに対するアンビバレンツな愛憎を、切実に心理的に表現した傑作として名高い。
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