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Osamu Dazai
Dazai Osamu
Born Shūji Tsushima
(1909-06-19)June 19, 1909
Kanagi, Aomori, Japan
Died June 13, 1948(1948-06-13) (aged 38)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Novelist, Short Story Writer
Genres Contemporary
Literary movement I Novel, Buraiha

Osamu Dazai (June 19, 1909 – June 13, 1948), was a Japanese author. Dazai was born Tsushima Shūji in Aomori, northeastern Japan. He is best known for his novels The Setting Sun (1947) and No Longer Human (1948). Dazai wrote a number of novels about the meaning of life based on his own private life. Dazai remains the most popular author among Japanese college students.

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  • Osamu Dazai in High School

    Tsushima in an undated high school yearbook photo.

  • Tanabe

    Shimeko Tanabe

  • Osamu Dazai1928

    Tsushima in 1928

  • Osamu Dazai1946

    Dazai in 1946

  • OsamuDazai

    Dazai in 1947-1948

  • SizukoOota

    Shizuko Ōta

  • TomieYamazaki

    Tomie Yamazaki


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