Idézet:"Though not as autobiographical as Dazai's subsequent novel, No Longer Human, The Setting Sun draws heavily on his experiences...[and] would transform its author into a celebrity, the literary poster child for Japan's postwar malaise..." -The Japan Times[/color]|"Dazai's best novel [...] focusing on a woman forced to deal with the consequences of heedless, Dazai-like behavior" -The New York Times[/color]
A completely new translation of one of Osamu Dazai's best-loved novels, by award-winning translator, Juliet Winters Carpenter.
The Setting Sun tells the story of Kazuko, a strong-willed young woman from an aristocratic family that has fallen into poverty since the war. The book follows Kazuko's journey as she and her family struggle to adapt to the harsh new conditions of a Japan destroyed by American fire-bombings. In addition to having to move from the city to the countryside, where she has to work in the fields to support her family,...

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