A full-length novel by Osamu Dazai, a novelist of the early Showa period who represented the "Muyori-ha" or "New Caricature School" of writers. First published in "Shincho" [1947]. The story centers around four people, Kazuko, her mother, Naoji, and Uehara, and skillfully incorporates diaries, letters and notes into the narrative. This work has been praised since its publication, and along with "Ningen Shikkaku," it is the pinnacle of Dazai's literature.
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