Osamu Dazai
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The native form of this personal name is Dazai Osamu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
For the fictional character of the same name, see Osamu Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs).
Shūji Tsushima (津島 修治, Tsushima Shūji, 19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), known by his pen name Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, Dazai Osamu), was a Japanese novelist and author.[1] A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics.[2]
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太宰 治 | |||||
Born | Shūji Tsushima (1909-06-19)June 19, 1909 | ||||
Died | June 13, 1948(1948-06-13) (aged 38) | ||||
Cause of death | Double suicide with Tomie Yamazaki by drowning | ||||
Occupation(s) | Novelist, short story writer | ||||
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Movement | I-Novel, Buraiha | ||||
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Kanji | 太宰 治 | ||||
Hiragana | だざい おさむ | ||||
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His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains relatively unknown elsewhere, with only a handful of his works available in English. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.