Schoolgirl

DESCRIPTION : A new selection of six short stories by one of Japan's most iconic twentieth-century writers An adolescent girl narrates her day in an existential masterpiece that explores what it means to be a forming person in a fomenting society. A woman writes a farewell note to her husband, an artist who has driven her away with his counterfeit profundity and naked ambition. A plain young woman steals a bathing suit for a handsome friend, only to find herself ostracised by her neighbours for her boy-crazed behaviour - and her refusal to be shamed. These six stories by Osamu Dazai are among his finest. Written during the Second World War, in the shadow of intense nationalism, they unpick the concept of the patriotic, productive or moral self. Including the novella 'Schoolgirl', which rocketed Dazai to fame on initial publication in 1939, this collection, newly translated by Polly Barton, is a perfect introduction to Dazai's work. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780241767054 BY (AUTHOR) Dazai, Osamu, TRANSLATED BY Barton, Polly PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : July 16, 2026 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Penguin Classics LANGUAGE : English AGE : Literature of Japan PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 180 mm x 111 mm WEIGHT : 124 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items