My steps have faltered, though I've passed through so many beautiful, happy, wonderful things. I've always believed the next one would be the right one, but each time, I ended up falling into love's trap. A self-important writer, a self-important protagonist. I thought the term "I-novel" meant a personal novel, but it turns out that in Japanese, "I" means "me." It's a genre where you write yourself as the protagonist. Dazai Osamu's writing is a classic example of the I-novel, isn't it? The way he can write in a woman's voice is truly remarkable.
