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"Setting Sun" was written around June 1947, one year before Osamu Dazai's death. After the war, her mother, who was born into a noble family, fell into financial ruin and was forced to move to a small villa in Izu with her daughter, Kazuko, to make a living. His younger brother Naoji, who was drafted into the army shortly after, returned from Nanyang and lived a life of debauchery with the writer Uehara every day. At the same time, the mother's health deteriorated, and she finally passed away with her son and daughter by her side. After her mother died, Kazuko decided to revolutionize love without any worries and went to court Uehara, whom she admired. Early the next morning, his brother Naoharu committed suicide at home, leaving a suicide note describing his pain and past... "The Setting Sun" was written after Japan's defeat. The whole book is full of the pain of war and the pain of growing up. It is one of Japan's famous coming-of-age novels and is deeply loved by young readers.
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