Osamu Dazai 2 Books Collection Set - The Setting Sun & No Longer Human - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Setting Sun
No Longer Human

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wilco Publishing

Overview
The Osamu Dazai 2 Books Collection Set brings together two of the author's most enduring novels: The Setting Sun and No Longer Human. This brand-new paperback set offers a direct entry into Dazai's exploration of identity, family, and society amid postwar upheaval. The Setting Sun follows Kazuko, a young woman from a fading aristocratic family, while No Longer Human follows Oba Yozo, a man who feels estranged from those around him. Together, the novels offer complementary portraits of disillusionment and quiet resilience, a rewarding introduction to modern Japanese literary fiction.

About the Books
This collection pairs two of the defining works of twentieth-century Japanese fiction. In The Setting Sun, Dazai traces the slow unraveling of a once-prominent aristocratic family as postwar Japan shifts beneath their feet; Kazuko must weigh tradition against a longing for a freer, more honest life while contending with her mother's failing health and her brother's self-destructive spiral. In No Longer Human, often considered Dazai's most personal and widely read novel, the narrator Oba Yozo recounts a lifetime spent performing normalcy while feeling fundamentally disconnected from the people around him, producing one of literature's most searing meditations on alienation and the masks people wear to belong. Both novels are drawn from Dazai's own semi-autobiographical instincts, and both are frequently cited among the essential works of modern Japanese literature. Read together, they trace a throughline from social collapse to personal collapse, from a fading class to a fading self, and show why Dazai remains one of the most translated and studied Japanese authors of his era. This set suits readers of literary fiction, students of Japanese literature, and anyone drawn to character-driven stories about identity and belonging in a world transformed by war. Presented as a brand-new paperback set, it is built for reading, gifting, and returning to again.

Key Benefits

• Brand-new paperback set of two Osamu Dazai novels
• Pairs The Setting Sun and No Longer Human
• Great for literary fiction readers and book clubs
• Compact, easy to read, travel with, or gift
• A gift for fans of classic world literature
• Fits any home library or classroom shelf

Book-by-Book Guide
The Setting Sun — Kazuko, from a declining aristocratic family, faces her mother's illness and her brother's decline as postwar Japan reshapes her world.
No Longer Human — Oba Yozo narrates a life masking despair behind a performance of normalcy, an account of alienation and the struggle to belong.

About the Author
Osamu Dazai was the pen name of Shuji Tsushima, a major Japanese author of the twentieth century whose semi-autobiographical fiction remains widely read in Japan and in translation. Born in 1909 to a wealthy landowning family, Dazai studied French literature before turning fully to writing. His two best-known works, The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics in Japan and are often the first Dazai titles English-language readers encounter. Marked by candor and psychological depth, his novels continue to resonate with readers discovering postwar Japanese literature.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for book clubs, literature classrooms, or your own shelf, this set pairs two haunting, character-driven classics in one brand-new paperback bundle. A meaningful gift for readers who love introspective fiction, world literature, or Japanese classics, from holiday gifting to summer reading lists and everyday literary escapes.

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