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I borrowed pic related from my local library to explore the works of Osamu Dazai. What does /lit/ think of him. I found schoolgirl to be very melancholic and comfy at the same time. The narrator really reminded me of Kuroki Tomoko from Watamote.

>> No.10400166

His books are about as intimate as books get.

>> No.10400227
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Has anyone read the setting sun or no longer human? I've been meaning to read it for a long time. Will it make me want to commit suicide?

>> No.10400273

>>10400227
Sad books usually make you feel better.

>> No.10400281

>>10400162
i liked when she judged the guy for smoking filtered cigarettes.

>> No.10400282

>>10400273
It's just I heard that Dazai commited suicide right after that book was published.

>> No.10400287

>>10400227
I was under the impression that No Longer Human was his most popular work, at least in the English speaking world. Like >>10400273 said, in the case of No Longer Human, it's a bleak book but if you identify with the protagonist, it's also comforting to know that you aren't alone in your feelings and share them with someone from an entirely different culture and generation.

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>>10400287
>>10400273
Nice, I really needed to hear that

>> No.10400339

I don't know why this board likes him so much. I read no longer human it was literally Bukowski-tier cringe.
>Dude whores and booze and btw I hate myself oh no

If you want a book about some misanthrope bumming around read celine. You might actually get something of value out of it.

>> No.10400358

>>10400339
Celine has a sense of humor and self-awareness about his misery, though. It's highlighted at the end of No Longer Human that even though the protagonist left a positive impact on some people, he was so unable to connect with others and blinded by his own self-loathing that he solidified a kind of "otherness" from the human race that couldn't be bridged. It's not Bukowski's romanticizing of being a bum. Even when he participated in these things they added nothing to his life.

>> No.10400382

Currently re-reading No Longer Human for the second time this year.
There is something about his style that grabs me and makes me feel quite uncomfortable with myself. Maybe because it makes me realize I'm playing a role too.
Too bad I have no personality besides that.

>> No.10400393

>>10400358
>Celine has a sense of humor and self-awareness about his misery, though
Yeah that's why I think he's actually worth reading. No longer human was literally just a 200 pages of constant whining as he goes around around being a general shit and fails to do anything proactive or interesting. I understand that that's "the point" but I don't think the book is magically redeemed as a result.

>> No.10400491

>>10400339
What books from celine would you recommend?

>> No.10400498

>>10400162
>comfy
god dammit i hate that word so much, i'm gonna download these books now tho thx for the recc

>> No.10400564

>>10400491
Journey is his best by a pretty wide margin

>> No.10400923

>>10400273
I think it highly depends on the author's attitude and his overall plan (if there is one).