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2 months ago | 
countercraft.substack.com | Osamu Dazai |Lincoln Michel
On a semi-regular basis, I interview authors about their writing processes and the craft behind their books. You can find previous entries here. As a dedicated reader of translated literature, I’ve been meaning to expand this series into translation. And this week I’m excited to be talking with Sam Bett, translator ofThe Beggar Studentby Osamu Dazai, which was recently published by New Directions. Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a major writer in pre- and post-WWII Japanese literature.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
electricliterature.com | Preety Sidhu |Osamu Dazai
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
citylights.com | Osamu Dazai
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
talesfromsquareone.wordpress.com | Osamu Dazai
Written by Hiroshi Noda & Illustrated by Takahiro WakamatsuScore: 6I’m sure we’ve all had a moment where we’ve come up with a relatively unique idea and gone, “Wouldn’t this make a really good story?” I’ve definitely had that thought a number of times. But give that idea a little more thought and you might realize there’s not too many places for that idea to go.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
metropolisjapan.com | Osamu Dazai |Eric Dion Margolis
All of the articles in our Fresh Ink series highlight the English-language debuts of never-before-translated works of prominent Japanese writers. Osamu Dazai is one of Japan’s literary legends: a tormented and embittered man who drowned himself in the Tamagawa Canal, but who lived on to inspire generations with his earthy, all-too-honest style and gut-wrenching plots.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com | Osamu Dazai
While I was working on my little #JanuaryInJapan project, a deep dive into the various English-language translations of Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human (AKA A Shameful Life), I also found time for a look at more of the writer’s work. One of these other books was Blue Bamboo, translated by Ralph McCarthy, a collection of whimsical stories released by Kurodahan Press, and it reminded me that the publisher had brought out a similar book a while ago, one I hadn’t got around to trying.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
epicdope.com | Aaheli Pradhan |Osamu Dazai
Summary‘No Longer Allowed in Another World’ manga will inspire an anime in July 2024A trailer has been revealed alongside the cast and staff. The story follows a guy, whose suicide pact turned into an accident and gets reincarnated in another world. Although the beginning of every isekai adventure may seem similar, the protagonist’s inquisitive and resolute nature is ignited by their discovery of a new world.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
tonysreadinglist.wordpress.com | Osamu Dazai
January is slowly coming to an end, which means that another #JanuaryInJapan is drawing to a close, and it’s again been an enjoyable month of reading (and rereading) J-Lit. Before we’re done, though, I’ve got just enough time to look at one last book, a novel I should have got around to long ago. This one’s a modern classic, a story of a man behaving rather badly, and telling the story in his own words.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
vnexplorer.net | Mizuki Tsujimura |Haruki Murakami |Osamu Dazai |Shion Miura
1. Lonely Castle in the Mirror, 2. Kafka on the Shore, 3. Norwegian Wood, 4. No Longer Human, 5. Kokoro, 6. Rashomon, 7. The Easy Life in Kamusari, 8. Kitchen, 9. Night on the Galactic Railroad, 10. The Sound of Waves, 11. I Am a Cat, 12. Snow Country. Are you an avid reader? Japanese novels are recommended for avid readers. The best Japanese novels to read in English, written by Japanese authors, are recommended reading for bookworms as well as those interested in Japanese culture.
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Mar 1, 2023 | 
washingreview.com | Osamu Dazai |Sam Bett |Chris McCaffery
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