Episode 1 — No Longer Human — Part 1

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Getting things started with Dazai Osamu's classic post-war novel of alienation and bleak unraveling.

No Longer Human is considered to be a literary masterpiece in Japan and consistently shows up on best-seller lists. We discuss the background and relationships of the novel's main narrator and introduce you to the dark trenches of his psyche.

This episode is part of our post-war Japanese literature cycle.