{"product_id":"no-longer-human-9780811232432","title":"No Longer Human","description":"\u003cem\u003eMine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's \u003cem\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a \"clown\" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, \u003cem\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/em\u003e is an important and unforgettable modern classic: \"The struggle of the individual to fit into a normalizing society remains just as relevant today as it was at the time of writing.\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osamu Dazai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.43w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811232432","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42464877412489,"sku":"9780811232432","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8cafb2c3-1fb9-4e4b-acb6-0652efd65623.jpg?v=1716146800","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/no-longer-human-9780811232432","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}