Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai
Taste attributes: dramateenslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticsimpleenclosedcoming of agetroubled leadssocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The novella that first propelled Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan. Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them--a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally.
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- Author
- Osamu Dazai
- Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 106
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