Books by Osamu Dazai
“Many well-known writers have cited this novel as a key influence. Without it, the landscape of contemporary Japanese literature would surely look very different.” Read more...
The Best 20th Century Japanese Novels
Rie Qudan, Novelist
Interviews where books by Osamu Dazai were recommended
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1
Seven Japanese Tales
by Junichiro Tanizaki & translated by Howard Hibbett -
2
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai & translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter -
3
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Yukio Mishima, translated by Ivan Morris -
4
The Box Man
by Kobo Abe & translated by E. Dale Saunders -
5
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami & translated by Jay Rubin
The Best 20th Century Japanese Novels, recommended by Rie Qudan
The Best 20th Century Japanese Novels, recommended by Rie Qudan
We asked Rie Qudan, author of the award-winning novel Sympathy Tower Tokyo, to recommend her favourite Japanese novels. She selected five 20th century classics that highlight different aspects of Japanese sensibility — from the aesthetics and obsessive devotion of a 1933 novella by Tanizaki, to the desire and alienation of a 1994 Murakami novel.
