Schoolgirl, Osamu Dazai
Schoolgirl, Osamu Dazai
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Schoolgirl

Author: Osamu Dazai, Allison Markin Powell

Narrator: Traci Kato Kiriyama

Unabridged: 1 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/31/2023


Synopsis

Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them–a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.

About Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a twentieth-century Japanese novelist. His many published works include The Setting Sun, Self Portraits, Schoolgirl, and Return to Tsugaru: Travels of a Purple Tramp.


Reviews

me*after completing this masterpiece, lying on floor crying and blabbering :- I am a Cinderella without her prince. Do you ... my mother :- whatcha saying?? me :- I'm Cinderella without her prince. Do you know where to find me in Tokyo? You won't see me again. my mother :- what you read this t......more

‘Let me be natural, let me be genuine.’ Youth is a volatile landscape of emotions and opinions, often vacillating between extremes while wishing you could just find your own sense of self and stability. Osamu Dazai captures the spirit of youthful angst and anxiety while coming of age in his brief yet......more

Goodreads review by emma

This is a book that is so good that I can pinpoint the one specific flaw. There is one thing that prevents this from Sheer Perfection Status and it is two sentences long. It's just a weird bit where this (male) author has his (female) protagonist think about how gross women are. Which rings a bit Miso......more

Goodreads review by julieta

Es una belleza este libro. Cada cuento es una joya, impredecibles y cercanos a la vez. Todas las protagonistas, o narradoras, son mujeres, pero no existe ninguna obviedad, todo lo contrario, cada personaje, y cada historia tienen una delicadeza muy especial, el autor parece tener alma femenina, y to......more