Osamu Dazai

The author of the global bestseller No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was famous for confronting head-on the social and moral crises of postwar Japan. He committed suicide by drowning in Tokyo’s Tamagawa Aqueduct.

Osamu Dazai

The author of the global bestseller No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was famous for confronting head-on the social and moral crises of postwar Japan. He committed suicide by drowning in Tokyo’s Tamagawa Aqueduct.

Books by Osamu Dazai

  • No Longer Human

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    Paperback, 1973

    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.
  • The Setting Sun

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    Paperback, 1968

    This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956.
  • No Longer Human

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    E Book, 2012

    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.
  • The Setting Sun

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    E Book, 2014

    This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956.
  • Early Light

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene, Ralph McCarthy

    Hardback, 2022

    Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer Human
  • Early Light

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene, Ralph McCarthy

    E Book, 2022

    Early Light gathers three tales by Osamu Dazai, author of the wildly popular No Longer Human
  • No Longer Human

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    Hardback, 2022

    Now in a gift cloth edition, No Longer Human ponders profound alienation
  • The Setting Sun

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene

    Hardback, 2022

    Now in a beautiful gift cloth edition, a masterpiece of postwar Japanese literature
  • The Flowers of Buffoonery

    Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett

    Paperback, 2023

    For the first time in English, Osamu Dazai’s hilariously comic and deeply moving prequel toNo Longer Human
  • The Flowers of Buffoonery

    Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett

    E Book

    For the first time in English, Osamu Dazai’s hilariously comic and deeply moving prequel toNo Longer Human