A cross-generational combination of two major Japanese literary talents, carefully compiled by Morimi Nobumihiko, it collects 19 unexpected and interesting works of Dazai Osamu, allowing you to taste Dazai Osamu's unique "inspirational" literature.
Nineteen stories cover a variety of themes and elements such as history, fairy tales, love, and human nature.
Vegetables comparing their growth with each other in the vegetable garden and complaining about the owner's lack of dedication; the little white rabbit who seduces, uses and abandons the fox in order to avenge his grandmother; Sano, a college student who falls in love with a girl with an angelic face and enjoys sweet love with his lover in the fields; the situation of Japan's kimono under the impact of foreign culture, and so on. In addition, there are also Dazai Osamu's own understanding of various Japanese cultures, essays and insights, as well as Dazai Osamu's unique views on life and human nature.
Dazai Osamu did not write down all the tragic and absurd life and spread it in front of people, but gave these stories a glimmer of light so that people who read these words can live firmly.
As he wrote: "I want to live. Even in a life of extremely high ambition and extremely low living conditions, I still want to live."
Reader comments
This book is so interesting! Osamu Dazai's short stories are full of whimsy and smiles, and each story has a unique perspective and profound meaning. The vegetables actually compare with each other, and the little white rabbit also has scheming ideas, which makes people laugh. Moreover, the book also shows Dazai Osamu's unique views on life and human nature, which made me keep thinking while reading. What a masterpiece worth reading again and again!
This book is so interesting! Osamu Dazai's short stories are full of whimsy and smiles, and each story has a unique perspective and profound meaning. The vegetables actually compare with each other, and the little white rabbit also has scheming ideas, which makes people laugh. Moreover, the book also shows Dazai Osamu's unique views on life and human nature, which made me keep thinking while reading. What a masterpiece worth reading again and again!