No Longer Human
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Narrated by:
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David Shih
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By:
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Osamu Dazai
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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.
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“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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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- C. Miguel
- 05-07-24
Relatable
Of mankind some survive some live some merely exist to suffer. Born from wealth it does not give you fulfillment as a human, being a good human does not make you happy and having happiness does not mean survival.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Zazafraz
- 23-09-24
The story of those odd people we all have met.
The sad, tragic, raw, yet human story of one of those unique and odd persons who inhabit our world. Self inflicted, but somehow still the victims of the harsh world and the people in it. A very different culture and world from the one I or anyone inhabit today, but it is real, and I understand why it’s a classic.
I love how the style reminds me of Dostoevsky, and the main character of the book mentions the author as well. Somehow the author must have found inspiration or kinship in the writings of Dostoevsky.
The tragic life of the author undoubtedly has an impact the books hr wrote would have on the world he left.
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