Self Portraits by Osamu Dazai
A collection of semi-autobiographical stories that chart a restless outsider’s slide between mordant humor and despair as he navigates family expectations, bohemian drift, romantic entanglements, addiction, and the shadow of war. With confessional candor and biting irony, these portraits examine the masks of selfhood and the longing to belong, revealing a life oscillating between performance and self-destruction.
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- Published
- 1991
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- Japanese
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