japanese literature is cozy wait til you try reading No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai TW⚠️: dark, unaliving, disturbing (not suitable for young readers and readers who are undergoing mental health challenges) The author, Dazai, real name Shuji Tsuhsima, is remembered for his life of dissipation as for his oeuvre. He attempted unaliving himself multiple times and ran off with a geisha. No Longer Human is his last complete novel. This is the first time I'm reading Dazai. I'm not even sure if I'm pre

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