![]() ![]() No Longer Human tells us the story of Oba Yozo, a confused child who became a troubled man, someone unable to show his true nature to most people, and feels disqualified as a human being. This is honestly a heartbreaking story, from start to finish, but a heartbreaking story that deserves the read for the perspective it offers. Just getting through his Wikipedia page, I recognized that this was going to be a book that would make me feel extreme emotion, or induce extremities in emotional response. Prior to starting the book, I read a little bit about Dazai. Reading the blurb, I felt a newfound appreciation for the algorithm that suggested gems such as this based on my past reading history. Goodreads recommended me this book once I had added a few books on Asian and Oriental history generally. By Osamu Dazai, translated by Donald Keene ![]()
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