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Self-Portraits: Stories by Osamu Dazai Paperback Book

Description: Self-Portraits by Osamu Dazai, Ralph McCarthy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Bringing together novelist Osamu Dazais best autobiographical shorts in a single, slim volume, Self-Portraits shows the legendary writer at his best—and his worst Publisher Description "Art dies the moment it acquires authority." So said Japans quintessential rebel writer Osamu Dazai, who, disgusted with the hypocrisy of every kind of establishment, from the nations 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 Dazais 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 The Flowers of Buffoonery. Author Biography Osamu Dazai was born in 1909 into a powerful landowning family of northern Japan. A brilliant student, he entered the French department of Tokyo University in 1930, but later boasted that in the five years before he left without a degree, he had never attended a lecture. Dazai was famous for confronting head-on the social and moral crises of postwar Japan before he committed suicide by throwing himself into Tokyos Tamagawa Aqueduct. His body was found on what would have been his 39th birthday.Ralph McCarthy has lived in Japan for almost two decades. He is the translator of many short stories by Osamu Dazai and of Ryu Murakamis novel 69. Details ISBN 0811232263 ISBN-13 9780811232265 Title Self-Portraits Author Osamu Dazai, Ralph McCarthy Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 256 Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation GE_Item_ID:158002544; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780811232265

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Book Title: Self-Portraits : Stories

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation

Publication Year: 2024

Item Height: 0.7 in

Topic: Literary, Biographical, Linguistics / General

Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Author: Osamu Dazai

Item Length: 8 in

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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