No Longer Human
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- Author：Osamu Dazai
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Summary
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
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
Reviews
Sadi Sanjay
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It's painful to read in way that it was so relatable at certain point in lives where unfathomable fear towards other individuals sometimes confused us to the point we question about iur "normality"。 Even tough I think it lacks the exploration of the physical world surrounding Yozo， the novel was in no doubt successfully explored the mind of Yozo。 It's painful to read in way that it was so relatable at certain point in lives where unfathomable fear towards other individuals sometimes confused us to the point we question about iur "normality"。 Even tough I think it lacks the exploration of the physical world surrounding Yozo， the novel was in no doubt successfully explored the mind of Yozo。 。。。more
Yuni Amir
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A story of a man who was incapable of expressing his true self。 Sadly， he didn’t know his true self。 He knew the notion of his identity as how the society looked at him。
Claudia Pastor
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Era uno de mis pendientes desde hace un par de años。 Me queda claro por qué es un libro tan leído， valorado y recomendado。
Bartleby
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After finishing it， I can confidently say that if Osamu Dazai didn't write it， I would've wrote it myself。 After finishing it， I can confidently say that if Osamu Dazai didn't write it， I would've wrote it myself。 。。。more
Susan;
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Pochi protagonisti mi hanno fatto desiderare di prenderli a schiaffi come Yozo >:-（
Bright Ocean
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3，5 saoèo "The Stranger" phiên bản nổ xịt， chán vcl。 Không đồng cảm với câu chuyện tự hủy của ông， một kiểu common vc ra， câu chuyện của mình xa lạ hoàn toàn nên chịu thôi， không thấu hiểu nhau được。 Văn chán， không có chất tuyệt đẹp nhưng vẫn ngắn gọn hàm súc của Haiku。 Đọc xong kiểu "âu wtf hết rồi à" trong khi chưa tạo được điểm nhấn nào。Cố đọc nốt mấy truyện ngắn được in chung cuốn， thấy ông viết chuyện ngắn tốt hơn tiểu thuyết， nhưng kể lắm cái rõ vớ vẩn :vThôi nghỉ Dazai， thấy pr kiểu tự h 3，5 saoèo "The Stranger" phiên bản nổ xịt， chán vcl。 Không đồng cảm với câu chuyện tự hủy của ông， một kiểu common vc ra， câu chuyện của mình xa lạ hoàn toàn nên chịu thôi， không thấu hiểu nhau được。 Văn chán， không có chất tuyệt đẹp nhưng vẫn ngắn gọn hàm súc của Haiku。 Đọc xong kiểu "âu wtf hết rồi à" trong khi chưa tạo được điểm nhấn nào。Cố đọc nốt mấy truyện ngắn được in chung cuốn， thấy ông viết chuyện ngắn tốt hơn tiểu thuyết， nhưng kể lắm cái rõ vớ vẩn :vThôi nghỉ Dazai， thấy pr kiểu tự hủy kinh lắm khiến mình "ầu shit tri âm" vậy mà không phải rồi。 Haizz， quay lại với hai thái cực tuyệt phẩm của Nhật để giải khát thôi: Kawabata và Mishima， đọc văn Nhật đích thị phải đọc 2 người đó。 。。。more
Nhien
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Quyển này mình thật sự không biết nên vote 5 sao hay 3 sao nữa nhưng cuối cùng lại chọn vote 3 sao vì không hợp gu đọc sách của mình lăm。 Nhưng khi đọc xong cảm thấy quá nhiều điều tăm tối quanh cuộc sống qua góc nhìn của tác giả， hiểu được nhiều khía cạnh khác trong tâm lí Osamu Dazai。 Là con người hướng theo cuộc sống tích cực nên vẫn thấy cả quyển sách là vô vàn điều vô cực của tác giả！
Sulhan Habibi
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Kasihan。
Hayden
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Definitely had to be in a specific mood to read this。
Fran Vera Godoy
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Un drama excepcional， consigue engancharme en todo momento y sinceramente en algunos momentos llegas a conectar con la emoción plasmada。
Riane
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For me， this book is more in between 3。5-4 stars。It's difficult to comprehend and there are a lot of vocabulary I don't necessarily recognize but it was a meaningful and interesting book to read as the author depicted self-doubt and loneliness incredibly well and provides a different perspective of society and human behaviour。 Not to mention， I found it interesting how the main character continuously humours others under the pretense as a "clown"， but on the inside， he feels disconnected and ali For me， this book is more in between 3。5-4 stars。It's difficult to comprehend and there are a lot of vocabulary I don't necessarily recognize but it was a meaningful and interesting book to read as the author depicted self-doubt and loneliness incredibly well and provides a different perspective of society and human behaviour。 Not to mention， I found it interesting how the main character continuously humours others under the pretense as a "clown"， but on the inside， he feels disconnected and alienated from society。 His timidity and meekness is often taken advantage of and although he notices this， he never chooses to voice it and his lack of action leads to his downfall， ultimately deciding to drown himself in alcohol as an escape。 Fleeting moments of anything resembling happiness is always followed by depressed and suicidal thoughts。 。。。more
Eva
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[Relectura unos 15 años después]Adoro a Osamu Dazai， el enfant terrible de la literatura japonesa de todos los tiempos， y por ello me he propuesto releer su obra este año。 Indigno de ser humano， con claros tintes autobiográficos， es una fantástica novela que explora a la sociedad nipona del primer tercio del siglo XX por medio de un personaje complejo y muy interesante。
Ecila
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No Longer Human or 人间失格 by Dazai Osamu is a classic that I have often heard but never officially delve into。 My impression was that it is dark and depressing at times， thus I have never dare to read it。 I was nervous that I could be susceptible to the language and themes in the book which will affect me negatively under a more unstable mental health。 However， at this stage， I became more mature and sure of my identity， so it is good timing to try this book out。While reading through the book， at No Longer Human or 人间失格 by Dazai Osamu is a classic that I have often heard but never officially delve into。 My impression was that it is dark and depressing at times， thus I have never dare to read it。 I was nervous that I could be susceptible to the language and themes in the book which will affect me negatively under a more unstable mental health。 However， at this stage， I became more mature and sure of my identity， so it is good timing to try this book out。While reading through the book， at first I was exasperated by Oba。 Indeed， I do sympathise and sometimes there are moments where I have a similar sentiment。 If people around me were facing similar circumstances， I will do my utmost effort to help them and let them know they are not alone in this world。 However， from another perspective， I personally believe that no one can truly help you and it is pointless and futile to wait for someone。 In the end， the only person who can truly help you is yourself。 Thus， with these views， it is difficult to see the main character being pushed to the point of no return after attempting to pull himself out of the negative cycle。Reading on from here， please be aware of spoilers。 Please read the book before continuing reading this review。A moment that was extremely memorable was when Oba attempted suicide with a waitress but ended up living。 I recall Oba was contemplating attending art school to restart and renew his life。 He was conversing with Flatfish about his idea， but the lack of understanding from Flatfish and the wayward communication has completely push Oba in a desolate direction。 This is such a devastating moment as Oba did attempt to pick up himself， but just when he places his careful foot forward， he met so many barricades of people brushing him off without trying to understand him。 Flatfish， his father， his brother， Horiki among others。Perhaps if the people around him are more understanding and did indeed care about his true wellbeing and not forcibly put their expectations on him， the main character could walk out from his shadows。 Although this book was written in the 1940s， a lot of mentalities and prejudices still prevail to this day and age。 Treating depression as a stigma rather than a real illness that can be cured， using prejudice to judge individuals and not respecting their intentions and thoughts， also treating art as not a proper/respectable form of education or occupation is saddening。 In this book， it is extremely heartbreaking to see Oba walk down a dark path with no individual there to help him。 However， it is even more saddening that currently there are still a lot of Oba who are in similar circumstances and surrounded by people who did not care about their wellbeing。 。。。more
Pamela Mancilla
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Un protagonista despreciable que se entiende así mismo como tal。 Se cree un monstruo incapaz de responder a lo que se espera de él y lo es。 Pero creo eso porque conocí únicamente su perspectiva y el libro está tan bien escrito que se volvió profundamente despreciable。 Me hace pensar claro que puede ser expresión del estado depresivo de Dazai y que mi juicio sobre el personaje es demasiado negativo， puede ser。
Francisca Ojeda
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Voy a ser sincera: me empecé este libro solo por la referencia y porque quería estudiar más a fondo al personaje de Dazai en Bungou Stray dogs。 Quede gratamente sorprendida: el formato no era tan difícil de leer， aún cuando las temáticas principales son algunas que no acostumbro a leer。 Si bien me pasé una buena parte del libro intentado conectar a Yozo con el Dazai del anime y el manga， también me encontré disfrutando la historia en sí， y cuestionándome ciertas cosas。 Dividiré la reseña en dos Voy a ser sincera: me empecé este libro solo por la referencia y porque quería estudiar más a fondo al personaje de Dazai en Bungou Stray dogs。 Quede gratamente sorprendida: el formato no era tan difícil de leer， aún cuando las temáticas principales son algunas que no acostumbro a leer。 Si bien me pasé una buena parte del libro intentado conectar a Yozo con el Dazai del anime y el manga， también me encontré disfrutando la historia en sí， y cuestionándome ciertas cosas。 Dividiré la reseña en dos partes: 1。 Comparación con Bungou stray dogs2。 Opinion general sobre el libro 1。 BUNGOU STRAY DOGS🚨TW: de aquí en adelante se tocarán temas como el suicidio， alcoholismo y salud mental。Es evidente que el autor del manga era una persona bien versada en varios clásicos literarios。 Dazai es un personaje que tiene muchas similitudes con el autor del que está basado， y al ser el protagonista de “indigno de ser humano” un reflejo del verdadero Dazai， es fácil hacer una conexión entre el libro y el personaje。*Relación a través de citas: ~”We threw ourselves into the sea at Kamakura that night。 （。。。） We entered the water together。 She died。 I was saved” En esa cita podemos encontrar dos relaciones directas: la primera， la obsesión de Dazai con el suicidio doble， y la segunda， que tiene que ver con el río como método para morir。 La primera aparición de Dazai en la serie fue cuando este se tira a un río con la intención de quitarse la vida， por lo que ese es un guiño evidente。 También hay que considerar que “no longer human” es un libro semi-autobiográfico， y que el verdadero Dazai también murió de esta manera。~”I managed to maintain on the surface a smile which never deserter my lips; this was the acomodaron I offered to others。。。”La máscara de Dazai。 Si consideramos que su personaje está basado en Yozo， podríamos descubrir que su verdadera personalidad es mucho más cercana a cómo se comportaba en la mafia。 Su actitud amigable es solo una fachada， y por lo que vimos en “Dark era”， no posee verdaderos valores morales。 En la actualidad， hay un poco de luz en su mirada， pero aún así se encuentra alienado a los humanos y a su definición del bien y el mal。~”The thought of dying has never bothered me， but getting hurt， losing blood， becoming crippled and the like- no thanks”。 Dazai dice esto en la serie， bastante literal。 ~”Crime and punishment。 Dostoyevsky。 These word grazed over a corner of my mind， startling me。 Just supposing Dostoyevsky ranged “crime” and “punishment” side by side not as synonyms but as antonyms”。 Es curioso como mencionan a Dostoyevsky， ya que su personaje en el anime， y el de Dazai， fueron construidos para ser narrative foils; se contrastan。 ¿Tienen similitudes？ Obviamente， y muchas， pero la forma en la que los presentan nos permite descubrir sus diferencias。 Aún no entiendo muy bien a sus personajes， por lo que no soy capaz de hacer un análisis más profundo sobre ese aspecto 。 En resumen: somos capaces de descubrir más sobre la verdadera personalidad e Dazai a través de Yozo。 Encuentro irónico que su habilidad sea capaz de nulificar habilidades y hacer sentir al resto “más humano”， cuando el mismo no se siente uno。 2。 OPINIÓN GENERALMe leí unos 3/4 del libro en poco tiempo， lo abandoné por un mes， me lo pedí por internet， y cuando llegó me lo terminé el cuestión de dos días。 Si bien aún no tengo muchos conocimientos sobre la literatura japonesa， y no he leído ningún otro trabajo que sea relevante a la hora de hacer una comparación， encontré ciertos elementos que no son tan comunes en la literatura a la que que estoy acostumbrada。 Temas como la soledad， la alienación y el honor， todos estos se encuentran presentes en “no longer human”， y probablemente sea capaz de encontrarlo en los trabajos de otros escritores de la época。 En general， me gustó bastante。 Si bien al principio no me agradaron ciertas de las percepciones que tenía Yozo de otras personas， es más fácil comprenderlas si nos damos cuenta que el no comprende a los humanos。 No estamos en una situación de una persona juzgando a otra， ya que el emisor no se encuentra en el mismo estado mental que el receptor。 Es difícil de explicar， ya que aún no tengo mucha experiencia con el concepto de alienación。 Es fácil sentirse identificado con algunos de los sentimientos de Yozo （which is a little concerning tbh）。 La forma en la que narra transmite tristeza y confusión， poniendo en palabras sentimientos que uno jamás esperaría ver escritos， es una de las cualidades que más que llamo la atención。 Este libro fue un grito desesperado del autor， en el cual se nos revela que ya tenía planeado su trágico final。 I look forward to reading more of his work。Definitivamente volveré a leerlo algún día。 。。。more
diana
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3。75！
Jaymz
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knowing this work is highly autobiographical severely limits No Longer Human in my eyes， much as i felt when i read kerouac's "on the road"。 the tragedy of the authors suicide shortly after this novels publication inherently changed the way anyone was going to read it - i found it to be shallow and lacking depth， but with dazai's ghost looming over me as i read， i felt increasingly guilty to be thinking this as the ending came closer and closer。 this isnt to say that whatever meaning you got out knowing this work is highly autobiographical severely limits No Longer Human in my eyes， much as i felt when i read kerouac's "on the road"。 the tragedy of the authors suicide shortly after this novels publication inherently changed the way anyone was going to read it - i found it to be shallow and lacking depth， but with dazai's ghost looming over me as i read， i felt increasingly guilty to be thinking this as the ending came closer and closer。 this isnt to say that whatever meaning you got out of it is fake， but i wonder hypothetically if dazai had gotten the help he needed and lived happily until 1981 if this work would have a 4。12/5 on goodreads dot com。 that the protagonist/author feels so detached despite everyone in the novel seeming to genuinely care for him is profoundly sad and upsetting。 i lose some sympathy due to consistent misogyny （oh its just so crazy how every lady loves this man） （he constantly cheats on his partners but one of them is s。a'd once and all of a sudden the protag sees her as 'tarnished'？ disgusting。 get out of my face with that shit。） and a casual narcissistic disregard for the well-being of those around him。 i also felt that his thoughts about the individual and society were half-baked， and have been done far better elsewhere。 "i am the only person on earth who feels this way" apart from the millions who read this and relate， of course。 ive felt this way before too to some extent。 yes， we DO live in a society， it turns out。 the progagonist never reaches out。 he never tries to connect。 he never calls for help。 he just rolls over and takes it， and internalizes it and suffers ever more。 at the end the characters chat about laying the blame for why the protagonist turned out the way he did - was it his dad， or alcohol， or what？ some have even argued that this novel can be interpreted as the authors will。 then， i ask， why the hell are we still reading this today？this book is very sad， its not nearly as deep as i thought it would be， and i hate to say it， but it kind of sucks。 sorry。 。。。more
Zala
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As much as I like existentialism and nihilist misogyny （I don't like the latter）， I couldn't get myself to care about Yozo much。 The novel is a very genuine portrayal of depression， the self-destructive behaviour that may accompany it， and how society can fail an individual。 Yozo is also incredibly unfortunate with the people he meets and is influenced by， but I couldn't really enjoy reading this book。 That definitely has to do with his attitude towards women。 His thoughts on prostitutes and wom As much as I like existentialism and nihilist misogyny （I don't like the latter）， I couldn't get myself to care about Yozo much。 The novel is a very genuine portrayal of depression， the self-destructive behaviour that may accompany it， and how society can fail an individual。 Yozo is also incredibly unfortunate with the people he meets and is influenced by， but I couldn't really enjoy reading this book。 That definitely has to do with his attitude towards women。 His thoughts on prostitutes and women in general were egregious。 He thought it was ok to marry a 17 year old and not lift a finger while she was being raped， and then only think of himself because he was the one who was hurt by "her sin，" her "being defiled。" Fuck that。 So there。 Yozo， you should have just become a monk。 。。。more
Orla
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my favourite book that i never want to read again
Alison Turnbull
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This book was hard to read， really delving into internal struggles， suffering and isolation。 Nether less， I was intrigued by it and Duzai’s perspective of the world， and couldn’t put it down。 Got to give it several stars！
tia
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I've been read two different version of this book。 The story is heartbreaking when the MC can't found about 'how being a good human' and lost for it。 But， I still can't accepted the way he through and solved the problem—personally。 He make everything got difficult because himself。 Sorry。 I've been read two different version of this book。 The story is heartbreaking when the MC can't found about 'how being a good human' and lost for it。 But， I still can't accepted the way he through and solved the problem—personally。 He make everything got difficult because himself。 Sorry。 。。。more
H。 Zipfel
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I don’t usually enjoy novels that explain themselves。 I was trained to write using the “show， don’t tell，” method， taught to notice that overly expositional prose tends to come across as pedantic or even infantilizing。 However， my favorite parts of A Shameful Life are the passages in which Yozo， our tragic protagonist， explains himself。 This book is comprised of the journals of a man reflecting on his life: from being a wealthy， intelligent， young class clown in the countryside of Japan to livin I don’t usually enjoy novels that explain themselves。 I was trained to write using the “show， don’t tell，” method， taught to notice that overly expositional prose tends to come across as pedantic or even infantilizing。 However， my favorite parts of A Shameful Life are the passages in which Yozo， our tragic protagonist， explains himself。 This book is comprised of the journals of a man reflecting on his life: from being a wealthy， intelligent， young class clown in the countryside of Japan to living a very different adult lifestyle I will omit for the sake of not revealing spoilers。Yozo constantly analyzes his own flaws in his journal entries。 Though I may have little in common with Yozo on paper， I also use journals for a somewhat masochistic form of self reflection。 Journals are a space to dump my insecurities， my darkness， and to make some sense of my own terrifying flaws。Note these three entries by Yozo:（On being a “clown”）:“I would do anything so long as it made people laugh， it didn’t matter what。 If I could make them laugh， I reasoned， they might not care that I didn’t fit into their lives。 Above all else， I had to avoid sticking out。 I had to avoid becoming an eyesore to those human beings: I am nothing， I am the wind， the sky。”（On attraction to illegality）:“Illicit。 It aroused a faint thrill in me。 Or rather， I found the concept almost comforting。 For it was the legitimate parts of the world that terrified me （I sensed in them something infinitely strong）。 Their workings mystified me， and I couldn’t endure sitting in that freezing， windowless room。 Though the outside might be nothing but an ocean of lawlessness I thought it better by far to dive in and swim until I should die。（On compulsive lying）:“I know from the start I’ll be found out but I’m too timid to tell the truth so I always dress it up。 I’m not unlike those creatures that society reviles as ‘liars，’ but I hardly ever seek to conceal the truth out of a desire for personal gain。 I almost always act out of desperation， on the spur of a moment， when a sudden chill descends on a room and I feel like I’m suffocating。 I know I will pay for it later but when my desperate ‘need to please’ rears its head I’m suddenly adding some strange， feeble， idiotic embellishment or other。This is， just after Ocean Vuong’s novel， my favorite book I’ve read so far this year。 。。。more
Magda
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Jest to jedna z najciekawszych książek jakie czytałam。 W dodatku w moim ulubionym formacie czyli mała objętość a wiele treści。Yozo to bohater który widzi siebie tylko w złym świetle i nosi w sobie mnóstwo cierpienia。 Poznajemy bohatera który nie pasując do społeczeństwa czuje że nie jest człowiekiem， a przynajmniej nie takim jak definiują go otaczający ludzie。 Widzimy narracje osoby która nie rozumie ludzi przez co boi się wszystkiego nawet własnego szczęścia。 Chce się odizolować od interesujący Jest to jedna z najciekawszych książek jakie czytałam。 W dodatku w moim ulubionym formacie czyli mała objętość a wiele treści。Yozo to bohater który widzi siebie tylko w złym świetle i nosi w sobie mnóstwo cierpienia。 Poznajemy bohatera który nie pasując do społeczeństwa czuje że nie jest człowiekiem， a przynajmniej nie takim jak definiują go otaczający ludzie。 Widzimy narracje osoby która nie rozumie ludzi przez co boi się wszystkiego nawet własnego szczęścia。 Chce się odizolować od interesujących się nim ludzi przez próbę upodobnienia się do nich。 Mają mu w tym pomóc jego błazeństwa w których udaje kogoś innego。 Na przekór jego staraniom inni i tak się nim interesują a życie w strachu że może komuś przeszkadzać i braku umiejętności odmawiania czegokolwiek prowadzą go tylko do większej rozpaczy。 To dlaczego w bohaterze były tak duże pokłady samodestrukcji to temat do analizy na wielu płaszczyznach dlatego ta książka była dla mnie tak interesująca。 W życiu bohatera nie było żadnego przełomowego wydarzenia które do tego doprowadziło。 Charakter， doświadczenia z dzieciństwa czy nierozumienie to tylko część aspektów które mogły na to wpłynąć。 Wątek któremu poświęciłam najwięcej myśli było to， że każde społeczeństwo， a japońskie tym bardziej， opiera się na wierze że każdy będzie przestrzegał nałożonych norm。 Są jednak ludzie którzy tych norm nie rozumieją， nie pojmują tak samo。 Jak wtedy poprawnie się rozwijać jeżeli nie ma możliwości spełnić niczyich oczekiwań？ Wątków do przemyśleń jest więcej a na interpretację silnie wpływa fakt， że jest to ostatni skończony utwór przed samobójstwem autora który przemycał w swoich dziełach wiele wydarzeń autobiograficznych。Warto przeczytać bo Osamu Dazai nie bez powodu do teraz jest uważany za kultowego japońskiego autora。 。。。more
Kei
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"Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness。Everything passes。That is the one， and the only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in human beings' society where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell。Everything passes。"—My heart aches and mourns for Yozo and Dazai himself。 This world didn't give them the chance of pure happiness。 I wish I was there for both of them and helped them in all ways possible。 This book resonates with me big time "Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness。Everything passes。That is the one， and the only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in human beings' society where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell。Everything passes。"—My heart aches and mourns for Yozo and Dazai himself。 This world didn't give them the chance of pure happiness。 I wish I was there for both of them and helped them in all ways possible。 This book resonates with me big time 。。。more
Eric Morand
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"pour moi le monde est insondable， c'est un lieu terrible""d'ailleurs， suis-je ou non capable d'aimer quelqu'un au monde ？ c'est une question que je me suis souvent posée） Des gens tels que moi ne peuvent se lier intimement。" De retour au royaume de l'écrivain du désespoir。 Ce roman semble largement plus autobiographique que "Soleil couchant" ou même "La femme de Villon" qui étaient écris avec un point de vue de femme。 Le thème principal ？ L'incapacité du narrateur de comprendre le monde autour "pour moi le monde est insondable， c'est un lieu terrible""d'ailleurs， suis-je ou non capable d'aimer quelqu'un au monde ？ c'est une question que je me suis souvent posée） Des gens tels que moi ne peuvent se lier intimement。" De retour au royaume de l'écrivain du désespoir。 Ce roman semble largement plus autobiographique que "Soleil couchant" ou même "La femme de Villon" qui étaient écris avec un point de vue de femme。 Le thème principal ？ L'incapacité du narrateur de comprendre le monde autour de lui。 Tour à tour trop honnête， trop naïf， mais aussi enfant， égoïste， inadapté。 Il est clair qu'on tient là un cas extrême de souffrance。 Ses introspections， parfois éclairantes， parfois ennuyeuses， semblent avoir été écrites avec une sorte de hargne qui m'a fait penser aux chants de Maldoror。 Mais nul surréalisme ici， et l'issue est。。。 il n'y a pas d'issue。 。。。more
Åñbü Çhélvåñ
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This is one of the very few books that will live inside me， and im sure， forever in my life。。，
Ray
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Curious book。 Misfit journeys through life。 His rich family enables a life of dissipation， but over time his family disowns him。 He finds he has talent - as a scurrilous cartoonist and magnet for single mothers。 Then he goes loopy。Not for me
Sajjad
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"The incomprehensibility of the society is the incomprehensibility of the individual。""She must be unhappy too。 Unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others。" "。。 I feel as though i have been a social outcast from the moment I was born。" "My unhappiness was the unhappiness of a person who could not say no。"The book gave me the vibe of bohemian rhapsody。 The thing that strikes me the most of this book is the soul-revealing openness of the writer。 It is like he was against the flow by "The incomprehensibility of the society is the incomprehensibility of the individual。""She must be unhappy too。 Unhappy people are sensitive to the unhappiness of others。" "。。 I feel as though i have been a social outcast from the moment I was born。" "My unhappiness was the unhappiness of a person who could not say no。"The book gave me the vibe of bohemian rhapsody。 The thing that strikes me the most of this book is the soul-revealing openness of the writer。 It is like he was against the flow by revealing his vulnerability instead of hiding it。 Yes， it can be depressing at times but it if not reveals the strange， elusive complexities of human beings at least tries very best which is appreciable and that's what has made it a masterpiece。 。。。more
zhen
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wow， this piece really explores the。。。 misogyny of the artist 🤔
Jaron
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4。5 stars
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=No Longer Human
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