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Osamu Dazai
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![]() Dazai Osamu
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Born | Shūji Tsushima June 19, 1909 Kanagi, Aomori, Japan |
Died | June 13, 1948 Tokyo, Japan |
(aged 38)
Occupation | Novelist, Short Story Writer |
Genre | 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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