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Schoolgirl

Name: Schoolgirl
Price: 17.90 EUR
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Author: Osamu Dazai
ISBN: 9781935548089

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Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan, 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.

This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.

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Author: Osamu Dazai
Language: Angļu valoda
Year of publication: 2011
Cover type: Soft cover
Number of pages: 104
product.Svars: 0.116 kg
ISBN code: 9781935548089

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Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into the literary elite of post-war Japan, 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. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.