Keene, Donald (1971). Landscapes and Portraits, Appreciations of Japanese Culture. Kodansha International Limited. p.191. In the September 1935 issue of Bungei Shunjū, novelist Yasunari Kawabata offered a critical appraisal of the novella, writing that the work "embodies the lifestyle and literary perspectives of its maker, though in my personal opinion, a dark cloud surrounds the author that regrettably prevents a full expression of his talents." [1] The next month, Dazai published a response to Kawabata in Bungei Tsūshin, a periodical owned by the Bungei Shunjū parent company, in which Dazai calls Kawabata a liar and argues that the author's criticisms amount to a "twisted...Dostoyevskian" form of love. [1] Translations [ edit ] Osamu DAZAI (native name: 太宰治, real name Shūji Tsushima) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as Shayō (The Setting Sun) and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), are considered modern-day classics in Japan. Inka (Japanese: 陰火, Hepburn: Inka) is the fourteenth story in The Final Years. [1] Mekura Sōshi [ edit ]

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The style and tone of the book have elicited various reactions. Donald Keene, a translator of Dazai's novels No Longer Human and The Setting Sun, praises The Flowers of Buffoonery as the first work in which "Dazai's mordant humor was a well-established part of his style." [8] Author and critic Takako Takahashi, who cites Dazai as an influence, [9] has dismissed as "unmanly" and "gratuitous" the asides in which the writer-narrator bemoans the quality of the story he is writing. [10]

This felt like the proverbial mental illness all kids these days talk about and it was very fitting because the characters of this novel were also young and even though it's hard to admit, we all have our own hardships regardless of our age. This books shows that there's always more than one way of dealing with one's hardships.

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The Flowers of Buffoonery is an intimate expression of a young author’s desire to create something wonderful, even as he grapples with the poison of his own self-hatred. Shortly thereafter, feeling isolated from Hatsuyo and disapproval from his family, Dazai attempted double suicide with Shimeko Tanabe, a waitress. Dazai survived, but Shimeko did not. The following month, Dazai was allowed to marry Hatsuyo. [2] Dazai breaks the fourth wall constantly. He is committed to giving us, the reader, a panoramic vignette of the characters. But he is unsatisfied with how the story is unfolding. He makes self depreciating humour about his need to make this story a masterpiece. His writing in its usual nihilistic style pokes fun at all the emotions we take seriously. "A man crushed by reality puts on a show of endurance."This novella was written thirteen years before Dazai's most famous novel, No Longer Human. And just like in No Longer Human, The Flowers of Buffoonery tells the story of Yozo Oba caught up in his dark sense of reality and humour. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, the reader can see the early development of Dazai as a writer of the Japanese I Novel literary movement. Characterized by aspects of society and the self while sometimes alternating between first and third-person narration, Dazai was an ambitiously creative writer, while also being self-deprecating sometimes to a fault. Dazai, Osamu (2004). Избранные произведения[ Selected Works] (in Russian). Translated by Sokolova-Delyusina, Tatiana. St. Petersburg: Hyperion Publishing House. ISBN 5893320972. Yozo flopped down on the bed so hard the springs creaked. “If you’re a little shit, I suppose that makes me a pale-skinned romantic. Can’t have that.” Dazai was an aristocratic tramp, a self-described delinquent, yet he wrote with the forbearance of a fasting scribe." Patti Smith To fully grasp the story, do read No longer human first and understand Yozo better not just as a character but the reflection of Dazai's mental state in that book and you will know how hard hitting this book is. This was a beautifully depressing exploration of life as a fragile human which may not be for all. But its my personal dearest books.