No longer human
(Book)
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Author:
Series:
New Directions paperbook volume 357.
Lexile measure:
1070L
Rating:
1070L
Status:
Wake Forest Community - Adult Fiction
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Published:
New York : New Directions, 1973.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
177 pages ; 21 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780811204811, 0811204812, 0811204812 (pbk. : acid-free paper), 9780811204811 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Lexile measure:
1070
Notes
General Note
Originally published in English in 1958.
Description
"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)
Description
"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)
Target Audience
1070L,Lexile.
Language
Translated from the Japanese.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Dazai, O. (1973). No longer human. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948. 1973. No Longer Human. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948, No Longer Human. New Directions, 1973.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dazai, Osamu. No Longer Human. New Directions, 1973.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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