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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 (aged 38) Tokyo, Japan |
| 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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Tsushima in an undated high school yearbook photo.
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Shimeko Tanabe
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Tsushima in 1928
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Dazai in 1946
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Dazai in 1947-1948
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Shizuko Ōta
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Tomie Yamazaki
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