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No Longer Human

No Longer Human

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  • Author：Osamu Dazai
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Summary

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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Reviews

Terolia ，

The Stranger if he were less optimistic

Gaia Torti ，

Ben scritto ma a mio parere sopravvalutato

Cavar Sarah ，

I…。 this is the book everyone’s been raving about / calling the darkest， most profound， most chilling representation of dehumanization and alienation from society？ I read all 177 pages and found only a pathetic little misogynist rambling despondently about？ Nothing in particular， really？ I am truly perplexed as to what about this text I was supposed to find meaningful and incredibly disappointed。

Jaren Lakey ，

Will need to do another read through later。 Very heartbreaking

Simon Beckmann ，

'No Longer Human' is one of the most successful Japanese books of all time and one that has established itself deeply in the consciousness of Japanese society。 It has been adapted into manga， anime and film several time。 Written shortly before the author's suicide， No Longer Human is a semi-autobiographical depiction of a man's alienation from society and the downward spiral of his life。 Containing sexual assault， drug addiction， multiple suicide attempts and the whole thematic of a life perpetu 'No Longer Human' is one of the most successful Japanese books of all time and one that has established itself deeply in the consciousness of Japanese society。 It has been adapted into manga， anime and film several time。 Written shortly before the author's suicide， No Longer Human is a semi-autobiographical depiction of a man's alienation from society and the downward spiral of his life。 Containing sexual assault， drug addiction， multiple suicide attempts and the whole thematic of a life perpetually falling apart， it is perhaps one of the hardest literary pieces to read。 What is so scary about 'No Longer Human' is how it puts you in the headspace of someone who experiences alienation and loneliness as his eternal existence。 Body dysmorphia， depression， the constant feeling of playing a character， a "clown"， as the main character puts it， in front of other people。 It is scary to say， but in those suicide attempts during the story， the reader almost sympathizes with the decision of the protagonist。 No Longer Human is an amazing and super well written depiction of depression。 But it does not offer any solutions。 Dazai and the protagonist Yozos existence are hell。 I think it is really interesting， that one of the only things that offers Yozo some sort of way to express how he truly feels inside is his art。 Dazai's art was his writing and this is testament。 This book is bleak and it could be absolutely detrimental to readers in a certain mental state。 But it holds value。 The themes in this book are issues that will follow humanity probably for eternity。 It is scary how much one relates to the protagonist。 If you think yourself strong enough to read， you should absolutely check it out。 No Longer Human is one of the most disturbing and accurate portrayals of the human condition。 。。。more

Evelyn ，

Really interesting parallels to my year of rest and relaxation， reading them back to back enhanced both of them。 Dark and bleak humor。 Written in 1958 and translated from Japanese， with themes that have timeless relevance。

socrates boyfriend ，

The darkest story I've ever read The darkest story I've ever read 。。。more

J。 ，

wspaniała。

Rimsha Altaf ，

Reread this book， because I couldn't properly comprehend what the author aimed to say previously。 I'd rather give this book 4。5 stars now！！！！ Reread this book， because I couldn't properly comprehend what the author aimed to say previously。 I'd rather give this book 4。5 stars now！！！！ 。。。more

Rana ，

aimless and lousy。 I did not just waste 2 hours of my day sifting through every single page packed with “I’m the victim” “I’m so alienated and lonely” this wasn’t tragic。 this was pathetic。 a semi autobiography？ sure lets have it。 using every person at your disposal and discarding and abandoning them right after？ fetishizing and dehumanizing the women who were just as broken if not in his own words often worse off than these men who drank themselves to death from beginning to end。 theres really aimless and lousy。 I did not just waste 2 hours of my day sifting through every single page packed with “I’m the victim” “I’m so alienated and lonely” this wasn’t tragic。 this was pathetic。 a semi autobiography？ sure lets have it。 using every person at your disposal and discarding and abandoning them right after？ fetishizing and dehumanizing the women who were just as broken if not in his own words often worse off than these men who drank themselves to death from beginning to end。 theres really no point in me writing this。 this was just miserable and self indulgent and not even at all well written。 oh society is so bad it expects me to get a job guess ill have to find some lonely and emotionally frail woman to latch onto and still have the nerve to complain。 “i acted like a clown” are you fucking serious get the fuck out of here this is the first time I’ve been disappointed by a piece of highly praised Japanese literature。 “its a jarring portrayal of depression” maybe。 but we have a lot of that and they’re not all as repetitive and tedious。 140 pages of unrelenting self pity。 lord in heaven 。。。more

Denisa。b26 ，

“Now even if I die， no one will be so grieved as to do himself bodily harm。”-Osamu Dazai

maru （taylor’s version） ，

4。5

Giselle London ，

This book was incredibly bleak， like the kind of grim feeling that settles in your bones and makes you feel icky。 It was good， and as someone interested in psychology it piqued my interest simply by psychoanalyzing the main character the whole time， but I definitely would not read it again。

Hallee ，

this book was pretty depressing。 missing lots of trigger warnings。 however I feel a lot of what the author wrote in his journals is actually quite relatable。 Maybe not the extent of being consumed by unhappiness everyday， but for example when he talks about how everyone lies， but most of the lies do not hurt people。 Also I feel that his detachment from society as a whole was interesting- since he was a child that’s all he ever felt？ are some people truly like this- is it inherent or generic？ or this book was pretty depressing。 missing lots of trigger warnings。 however I feel a lot of what the author wrote in his journals is actually quite relatable。 Maybe not the extent of being consumed by unhappiness everyday， but for example when he talks about how everyone lies， but most of the lies do not hurt people。 Also I feel that his detachment from society as a whole was interesting- since he was a child that’s all he ever felt？ are some people truly like this- is it inherent or generic？ or are there events （the author doesn’t go into much detail） that shift a persons way of thinking。 Either way， this book was extremely thought provoking and more relatable than I thought it would be。 just know that there is literally no type of happiness in this book at all。 。。。more

Price ，

God， someone — please — get this man some antidepressants and a detox。 A unique， bleak perspective of the world。 Amazing to hear the day-to-day of an imperial Japanese narcissist。 I give this 4/5 shot of sake

Anna Cundiff ，

Well that was a bummer。I have met people that have spiraled into a similar state as Yozo。 They become so disillusioned by society that they decide that life is no longer valuable。 They begin to kill themselves with distructive habits and quickly spirial out of control。 It is a sad thing to witness。

Kardelen ，

Japon Edebiyatı'nın en ünlü isimlerinden biri olan Osamu Dazai， bu kitapta adeta neden bu kadar ünlü bir yazar olduğunu kanıtlamış。 Kitabın ana karakteri olan Yozo， taşralı bir Japon ailesinin çocuğu olarak dünyaya gelir， ancak daha küçük yaşlarında bile bu dünyaya， insanlara bir anlam veremez。 Yaşadığı ailenin yapısı onu etkilemiş， "Hayır" diyemeyen， silik bir çocuk olarak yetişmiştir。 İnsanları anlayamadığı， insanlara güvenemediği için， "şaklabanlık" yapmaya， böylece radikal kararlar almaktan， Japon Edebiyatı'nın en ünlü isimlerinden biri olan Osamu Dazai， bu kitapta adeta neden bu kadar ünlü bir yazar olduğunu kanıtlamış。 Kitabın ana karakteri olan Yozo， taşralı bir Japon ailesinin çocuğu olarak dünyaya gelir， ancak daha küçük yaşlarında bile bu dünyaya， insanlara bir anlam veremez。 Yaşadığı ailenin yapısı onu etkilemiş， "Hayır" diyemeyen， silik bir çocuk olarak yetişmiştir。 İnsanları anlayamadığı， insanlara güvenemediği için， "şaklabanlık" yapmaya， böylece radikal kararlar almaktan， ciddi bir hayattan， hayır demekten uzak bir yaşam sürmeye başlamış Yozo。 Uzun yıllar sonra bile bu silik karakter onun üzerine yapışmış， ve yaşam denizinin dalgaları arasında kendini kaybetmiştir。 Kitapta， bir insanın hayatında ailenin， dostlukların， hataların， toplumsal şartlanmaların， yalnızlığın， içe dönüklüğün， kalabalıklar arasında sıkışmışlığın， ne denli önemli konular olduğu ve ne gibi sorunlar doğurabileceği ustalıkla işlenmiş。 Bu gibi durumlarda ortaya çıkan， alkol bağımlılığı， fahişelere düşkünlük gibi konular da usta yazar Osamu Dazai tarafından hayran kalınası şekilde biz okuyuculara gösterilmiş。 Herkesin okuması gerektiğini düşündüğüm， herkese tavsiye ettiğim， benim de okumakta geç kaldığımı düşündüğüm efsane bir eser。 。。。more

Yağmur ，

Karamsar ve kasvetli havası itibariyle uzun soluklu okunması gerektiğini düşünüyorum。 Özellikle öne çıkan bir kitap olması sebebiyle ben de çok merak ederek başlamıştım。 Sonlarına doğru gerçekten yıkıldığım şeyler oldu fakat onun haricinde kesinlikle overrated bir kitap。 Aynı konuyu işleyen zilyon tane kitap vardır edebiyat dünyasında。 Evet， yazarın hayatıyla parallellik gösterdiği ve çektiği acılardan dolayı vurucu olabilir ama şöyle de bir gerçek var ki edebi bir üslubu olan kitaplar tadından Karamsar ve kasvetli havası itibariyle uzun soluklu okunması gerektiğini düşünüyorum。 Özellikle öne çıkan bir kitap olması sebebiyle ben de çok merak ederek başlamıştım。 Sonlarına doğru gerçekten yıkıldığım şeyler oldu fakat onun haricinde kesinlikle overrated bir kitap。 Aynı konuyu işleyen zilyon tane kitap vardır edebiyat dünyasında。 Evet， yazarın hayatıyla parallellik gösterdiği ve çektiği acılardan dolayı vurucu olabilir ama şöyle de bir gerçek var ki edebi bir üslubu olan kitaplar tadından yenmez; sunuş biçimi diyorum her zaman önemli。 。。。more

Amin Hammami ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nihilism， sociopathy， child abuse， substance abuse， suicide， misogyny， shit on it， spit on it， put it in a blender。。。 I'm unfit to review this book in an unbiased manner。。。 I guess that "A little life" made me forever desensitised to misery porn and I， quite honestly， felt nothing after devouring the book in one sitting。 The book is advertised as a brilliant critique of the human condition。 Second ever best selling book in Japan or so they say。。。 Nothing， really， I felt absolutely nothing and fa Nihilism， sociopathy， child abuse， substance abuse， suicide， misogyny， shit on it， spit on it， put it in a blender。。。 I'm unfit to review this book in an unbiased manner。。。 I guess that "A little life" made me forever desensitised to misery porn and I， quite honestly， felt nothing after devouring the book in one sitting。 The book is advertised as a brilliant critique of the human condition。 Second ever best selling book in Japan or so they say。。。 Nothing， really， I felt absolutely nothing and failed to figure out the moral of the story that everyone seems to reach！Looking up Osamu Dazai can however provide the reader with a different POV。 Read no further if you don't want spoilers。 So it turns out that the author commited suicide one month after publishing the book and this novel is more akin to an autobiography。。。 No not an autobiography， a confession of some sort considering the timing between publication and lifen't。 The events in the book are eerily identical to the authors misfortune life experiences。 The epilogue also hits different from this POV but I'll let you discover it by yourselves。 I feel less guilty for not being able/willing to see the bigger picture。。。 。。。more

Adrian Bruździak ，

Co ja mogę powiedzieć… Miała coś w sobie， ale nie jestem w stanie nic napisać na jej temat。 Ocena: 2，5。

Maysara ，

3。5

Trâm ，

Bleak， honest， and painful to read despite being a relatively stable frame of mind （for my doing）。 Borrowed this from a friend with whom I am constantly making slightly too dark jokes， which allowed me to take a peak into their psyche， as well as mine simultaneously。

Malin ，

I have no words

Jim Barnabee ，

I don't get why people like reading books like this。 It's full of one sexist remark after another， self-pitying， self-grandizing， bedside journal drivel。 Yes， it's emotional， but like watching a train wreck with no elegant writing， or even fiction writing at all。 This makes me think of hallmark cards that make people smile， but instead its a spewing of journal writing （not fiction） that speaks to people's angst and frustration with the world。 If that is what people are looking for they should re I don't get why people like reading books like this。 It's full of one sexist remark after another， self-pitying， self-grandizing， bedside journal drivel。 Yes， it's emotional， but like watching a train wreck with no elegant writing， or even fiction writing at all。 This makes me think of hallmark cards that make people smile， but instead its a spewing of journal writing （not fiction） that speaks to people's angst and frustration with the world。 If that is what people are looking for they should read a real book like Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage， by Murakami， not this drivel。 。。。more

Minami Chang ，

人间失格

Razan ，

Bit of a haunting read。 A painfully honest auto-fiction on feelings of alienation & suicidal ideation

Avery ，

interesting

kylie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。65 i， too， would attempt killing myself if i was with a bad bitch and she saw i had only three copper coins in my wallet

Nicole ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't know what I was expecting， but I was definitely surprised by how it was so sad and depressing。 It is relatable to some extent as we all have had our own depressive episodes or have gone through the darkest time of our lives。 But， I don't know， I feel bad for Yozo。 Starting from page 1 til the last one， it was just about his struggles to connect with people and himself。 I don't know what I was expecting， but I was definitely surprised by how it was so sad and depressing。 It is relatable to some extent as we all have had our own depressive episodes or have gone through the darkest time of our lives。 But， I don't know， I feel bad for Yozo。 Starting from page 1 til the last one， it was just about his struggles to connect with people and himself。 。。。more

Gloria ，

3。5 stars

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=No Longer Human&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,No Longer Human&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0