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About This Novel

This article is Dazai Osamu's rare "Sunrise Work". Through the description of the "journey to find roots", he explores his own nature as a Tsugaru person, and indirectly expresses his rich customs through stories with his friends. While showing his love for the countryside, he also faintly reveals a desire to stay away from the hustle and bustle. In the context of the time, it was also a rare masterpiece in pursuit of tranquility. Dazai Osamu (だざいおさむ), whose real name is Tsushima Shuji (つしましゅうじ), is a Japanese novelist and a representative writer of Japanese post-war rogue literature. His major works include the novels "Retrograde", "Setting Sun" and "Disqualification in the World". Dazai Osamu had wanted to become a writer since he was a student. At the age of 21, he attempted suicide by throwing himself into the sea with a waitress at a Ginza cafe. In 1935, the work "Retrograde" in the book "Late Years" was listed as a candidate for the first Akutagawa Prize. After getting married, he wrote works such as "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji" and "Setting Sun" and became a popular contemporary writer. Late at night on June 13, 1948, he and Yamazaki Furei, a female reader who admired him, committed suicide by jumping into the Tamagawa River. He was 39 years old and left behind works such as "Disqualification in the World".

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