No Longer Human Osamu Dazai

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NO LONGER HUMAN

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ALSO BY OSAMU DAZAI
THE SETTING SUN

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NO LONGER HUMAN
BY OSAMU DAZAI
TRANSLATED BY DONALD KEENE
A NEW DIRECTIONS BOOK

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Copyright (c) 1958 by New Directions Publishing Corporation
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number; 58-9509
(ISBN: 41-8112-04131-21)
All rights reserved. Except for brief passages quoted in a newspaper, magazine, radio, or
television review, TM part of this book may be
reproduced in any form or by any means.
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage
and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher.
First published clothbound by New Directions in 1958
First published as New Directions Paperbook :357 in
1973
Published simultaneously in Canada by Penguin Books Canada Limited
Manufactured in the United States of America
New Directions Books are printed on acid-free paper.
New Directions Books are published for James Laughlin by New Directions Publishing
Corporation
80 Eighth Avenue, New York 10011
TWELFTH PRINTING

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Contents
Cover
Also by Osamu Dazai
NO LONGER HUMAN
Copyright Page
Dedication
Translator's Introduction
PROLOGUE
THE FIRST NOTEBOOK
THE SECOND NOTEBOOK
THE THIRD NOTEBOOK : PART ONE
THE THIRD NOTEBOOK : PART TWO
EPILOGUE

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