The Setting Sun

Author(s): Osamu Dazai

Classics

Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society.


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"Written with beauty, refinement, and force: a work of unmistakable distinction..." -- Atlantic Monthly

Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a 20th century Japanese novelist. Donald Keene is a distinguished translator of Japanese.

General Fields

  • : 9780811200325
  • : New Directions Publishing Corporation
  • : New Directions Publishing Corporation
  • : 0.21
  • : 01 January 2010
  • : 203mm X 132mm X 15mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Osamu Dazai
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 174
  • : FA