{"product_id":"a-shameful-life-ningen-shikkaku-paperback","title":"A Shameful Life: (Ningen Shikkaku) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Dazai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Gibeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new translation of one of the greatest works of postwar Japanese literature, acutely capturing modern anxiety and alienation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Osamu Dazai (1909-48) retains an enormous following today. He is as famous for his darkly introspective novels as for the light-hearted children's stories that are a staple of many Japanese textbooks. His novel \u003cem\u003eShayo\u003c\/em\u003e has been published in English as \u003cem\u003eThe Setting Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. Son of a wealthy family in northern Japan, Dazai was a top student who showed an early penchant for literary writing. He led a troubled, unstable life and suffered from drug abuse and alcoholism; he attempted suicide and had numerous affairs, even as his literary fame grew. \u003cem\u003eA Shameful Life\u003c\/em\u003e is said to be a close approximation of his lifestyle and struggles. The protagonist in the novel survives, but shortly after publication of \u003cem\u003eA Shameful Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Dazai and his lover drowned themselves in the Tamagawa Canal in western Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Gibeau is a literary translator and scholar of postwar Japanese literature. His previous translations include fiction by Yasunari Kawabata, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki, Shûgorô Yamamoto, Sakumi Tayama, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Sakyô Komatsu among others. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University, Canberra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537785090355,"sku":"9781611720440","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NkJZYUorTm1OTEwxa1BFTThRTGRiZz09.webp?v=1760821084","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-shameful-life-ningen-shikkaku-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}