Osamu Dazai
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| '''Osamu Dazai''' ([[June 19]] [[1909]] – [[June 13]] [[1948]]) was a [[Japanese author]] who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. He is noted for his ironic and gloomy wit, his obsession with suicide, and his brilliant fantasy. | '''Osamu Dazai''' ([[June 19]] [[1909]] – [[June 13]] [[1948]]) was a [[Japanese author]] who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. He is noted for his ironic and gloomy wit, his obsession with suicide, and his brilliant fantasy. | ||
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Osamu Dazai (June 19 1909 – June 13 1948) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. He is noted for his ironic and gloomy wit, his obsession with suicide, and his brilliant fantasy.
A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics.
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