The novella that first propelled Dazai into the literary elite! The English translation has sold over 35,000 copies. Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them - a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.
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Schoolgirl
von Osamu Dazai
The novella that first propelled Dazai into the literary elite! The English translation has sold over 35,000 copies. Essentially the start of Dazai's career, Schoolgirl gained notoriety for its ironic and inventive use of language. Now it illuminates the prevalent social structures of a lost time, as well as the struggle of the individual against them - a theme that occupied Dazai's life both personally and professionally. This new translation preserves the playful language of the original and offers the reader a new window into the mind of one of the greatest Japanese authors of the 20th century.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(3)
Rezension von sinniREAL 😔
Rezension von BellaThe first book i ever read in one sitting! The (for a classic) very straightforward writing style and the relatable description of our main characters day to day life make it easy to just flow through this story. Speaking of our MC i found her very unlikable at times but overall painfully relatable, it's truly impressive (and kinda crazy) that a schoolgirl written by an adult man in 1939 can feel / describe the same or at least similar emotions and thoughts that i either used to experience or am still having right now. The plot really isn't important at all in my opinion. Yeah stuff happens but who cares: let's get philosophical and depressing instead! While i do think that someone who relates to her will maybe enjoy schoolgirl more than someone who doesn't, i don't think it is necesarry since i personally still enjoyed reading about the thoughts and struggels she had that i didn't relate to myself.
Rezension von JuliaIs this book really 85 years old? And written by a man? These were my first thoughts after reading this quirky classic, this stream-of-consciousness-novella about a 15 year old girl. Because it gets to the heart of being a teenager: to be pretentious, cruel, yearning. The wish to be original, to stand out. The feeling of endless senselessness, that nothing means anything, a desperate feeling. And the form fits that perfectly: the world of a young girl orbits around herself. She is the sun and she will do everything for her external perception. Therefore it is only natural that we follow only her thoughts, only her sensations. This little novel is for the literary adventurous reader, the ones who love a good introspective. “Given my lack of experience, if my books were taken away from me, I would be utterly devastated. That’s how much I depend on what’s written in books. I’ll read one book and be completely wild about it- I’ll trust it, I’ll assimilate it, I’ll sympathize with it, I’ll try to make it a part of my life. Then, I read another book and, instantly, I’ll switch over to that one. The sly ability to steal someone else’s experience and recreate it as if it were my own is the only real talent I possess.” “…then snuck open the fusuma door and there it was - the lily’s perfume. How refreshing. It was as if I had become transparent, to the bottom of my heart, you might even call what I felt a sublime nihility.”