
太宰治
Real name: 津島修治 (Shuuji Tsushima)
Osamu Dazai was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun (Shayō) and No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), are considered modern-day classics in Japan. With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai's stories have intrigued the minds of many readers. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikibu and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. While Dazai continues to be widely celebrated in Japan, he remains relatively unknown elsewhere with only a handful of his works available in English. His last book, No Longer Human, is his most popular work outside of Japan.
On June 13, 1948, Dazai and his mistress Tomie drowned themselves in the rain-swollen Tamagawa Canal, near his house. Their bodies were not discovered until six days later, on June 19, which would have been his 39th birthday. His grave is at the temple of Zenrin-ji, in Mitaka, Tokyo.
Osamu Dazai is also known as 太宰治.
Osamu Dazai was born on June 19, 1909.
Osamu Dazai is 38 years old.
Osamu Dazai passed away on June 13, 1948.
Osamu Dazai is male.
Osamu Dazai works as Writer.
Osamu Dazai performs in Japanese.
Osamu Dazai is from Kanagi (Currently Goshogawara), Aomori Prefecture, Japan.