Schoolgirl
Author:
Osamu Dazai
Publisher:
One Peace Books
ISBN:
9781935548089
Series Name:
Format:
Paperback
Age From:
0
Age To:
0
Publishing Date:
2011
Number of Pages:
103
Edition:
Editor:
Translator:
Allison Markin Powell
Illustrator:
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan, 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.