The setting sun / Osamu Dazai ; a new translation by Juliet Winters Carpenter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948, author.

Contributor:

Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator.

Standardized Title:

Shayō. English

斜陽. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Social classes--Japan--Fiction.

Social classes.

Families--Japan--Fiction.

Families.

Aristocracy (Social class)--Japan--Fiction.

Aristocracy (Social class).

Japan--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.

Japan.

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Physical Description:

160 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

A completely new translation of one of Osamu Dazai's best-loved novels, by award-winning translator, Juliet Winters Carpenter. The Setting Sun tells the story of Kazuko, a strong-willed young woman from an aristocratic family that has fallen into poverty since the war. The book follows Kazuko's journey as she and her family struggle to adapt to the harsh new conditions of a Japan destroyed by American fire-bombings. In addition to having to move from the city to the countryside, where she has to work in the fields to support her family, she has to deal with a divorce, her mother's illness, and the return of her drug-addicted brother from the army. An inspiring portrait of one woman's determination to survive in a society in the grip of a social and moral crisis, this classic work will appeal to those with an interest in modern Japanese literature as well as to those familiar with Osamu Dazai from the popular manga and anime series Bungo Stray Dogs, where he is the lead character.

Contents:

Snakes

Fire

Moonflowers

Letters

The lady

Outbreak of hostilities

Naoji's testament

Victims.

Notes:

Translation of Shayō.

ISBN:

9784805318096

4805318090

OCLC:

1446252812

Publisher Number:

90101906252