The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made "people of the setting sun" a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his heroine, Kazuko, a young aristocrat who deliberately abandons her class, a symbol of the anomie which pervades so much of the modern world. Author Biography Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a 20th century Japanese novelist. Donald Keene is a distinguished translator of Japanese. Review "Written with beauty, refinement, and force: a work of unmistakable distinction..." -- Atlantic Monthly Review Quote "Written with beauty, refinement, and force: a work of unmistakable distinction..." Details ISBN0811200329 Author Donald Keene Short Title SETTING SUN Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation Language English ISBN-10 0811200329 ISBN-13 9780811200325 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1968 Pages 174 Birth 1909 Death 1948 Translator Donald Keene DOI 10.1604/9780811200325 UK Release Date 1968-02-01 Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 1968-02-01 Audience General Publication Date 1968-02-01 US Release Date 1968-02-01 AU Release Date 2010-01-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132169650;

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