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A Respectable Yet Tormented Soul: Regarding Dazai Osamu
Written by Satō Haruo, first published in Bungei Zasshi (‘Literary Magazine’) Year 1 Issue 4, 1st April 1936. Translated by Laurie Raye. Original Text: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/001763/files/58593_64940.html About a year ago I discovered what at first glance appeared to be a typical fairy-tale style story published in the magazine Aoi Hana, however within it was contained an…
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A Rare Literary Talent: Eulogy for Dazai Osamu
Written by Satō Haruo and published in The Complete Works of Contemporary Japanese Literature, Volume 49, Monthly Report 17, September 5th, 1954. Translated by Laurie Raye. Original Text: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/001763/files/58566_63546.html When it is Akutagawa Prize season, I always think of Dazai Osamu. I will never forget how desperately he wanted to win the award. I had…
Satō Haruo
Yobanashi Café 