"A rare delight-stories in stylish prose that both entertain and move." -Kirkus Reviews "Few writers are better at exposing human frailty. The translation ... does justice to Dazai's difficult style, alternately savage and sly." -New York Times "Osamu Dazai was a wonderful storyteller whose tales are given a fresh breath of life in this new collection." -Booklist "Succeeds where previous selections have failed in presenting Dazai at his engaging best... Delightfully funny." -Times Literary Supplement "A major addition to the work of a great modern writer." -Philadelphia Inquirer "A rare delight-stories in stylish prose that both entertain and move." -Kirkus Reviews"Few writers are better at exposing human frailty. The translation ... does justice to Dazai's difficult style, alternately savage and sly." -New York Times"Osamu Dazai was a wonderful storyteller whose tales are given a fresh breath of life in this new collection." -Booklist"Succeeds where previous selections have failed in presenting Dazai at his engaging best... Delightfully funny." -Times Literary Supplement"A major addition to the work of a great modern writer." -Philadelphia Inquirer "A rare delight-stories in stylish prose that both entertain and move." -Kirkus Reviews "Few writers are better at exposing human frailty. The translation ... does justice to Dazai's difficult style, alternately savage and sly." -New York Times "Osamu Dazai was a wonderful storyteller whose tales are given a fresh breath of life in this new collection." -Booklist "Succeeds where previous selections have failed in presenting Dazai at his engaging best... Delightfully funny." -Times Literary Supplement "A major addition to the work of a great modern writer." -Philadelphia Inquirer "A rare delight-stories in stylish prose that both entertain and move." -Kirkus Reviews"Few writers are better at exposing human frailty. The translation ... does justice to Dazai's difficult style, alternately savage and sly." -New York Times"Osamu Dazai was a wonderful storyteller whose tales are given a fresh breath of life in this new collection." -Booklist"Succeeds where previous selections have failed in presenting Dazai at his engaging best... Delightfully funny." -Times Literary Supplement"A major addition to the work of a great modern writer." -Philadelphia Inquirer
著者について
Osamu Dazai (1909-48) is generally known for representing the dark years immediately following WWII. Shortly after finishing two of his greatest works, The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, he succeeded in his third attempt at suicide.
Ralph F. McCarthy is a writer, lyricist, and translator from Michigan and California. Among his translations are another collection of stories by Osamu Dazai, Self Portraits, and 69 by Ryu Murakami
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