by Ralph F. McCarthy, Osamu Dazai · tapa blanda · ISBN 9784902075588
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«Blue Bamboo» is a collection of short stories by Osamu Dazai, published by Kurodahan Press in paperback (218 pages, in English).
This collection brings together stories from Dazai Osamu's middle period, mostly written during the Pacific War. Anguish gives way to a subtle, sardonic humor, offering a new image of the Japanese author. It includes «Romanesque», an early story, alongside pieces that scholars highlight from his output.
The English translation is by Ralph F. McCarthy; the edition dates from 2019.
For readers of Japanese fiction interested in discovering the ironic side of Dazai Osamu, beyond his best-known works.
Shūji Tsushima , known by his pen name Osamu Dazai , was a Japanese novelist and author. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics.
