Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun: The Manga Edition（Osamu Dazai / Cocco Kashiwaya）
A classic of Japanese literature, brought to life in manga for the first time!This is the first manga edition in English of The Setting Sun, Osamu Dazai's classic novel, often considered his masterpiece.Set in the aftermath of World War II, this is the story of Kazuko, a strong-willed young woman from an aristocratic family that has fallen into poverty since the war. The book follows Kazuko's journey as she and her family struggle to survive and adapt to the harsh new conditions. In addition to having to move from Tokyo to the countryside, where she is forced to work in the fields to support the family, she has to deal with a difficult divorce, the birth of a stillborn child, and the return of her drug-addicted brother from the war. This gripping and inspiring portrait of one woman's determination to survive in a society that is in the grip of a social and moral crisis tells one story in a fast-changing world, with universal themes that resonates with readers today.After Soseki Natsume, Osamu Dazai is Japan's most popular writer. Dazai is enjoying a surge in interest among young people today thanks to the success of the manga, anime and film series Bungo Stray Dogs, whose protagonist, a detective named Osamu Dazai, is based on the real-life author."A powerful and beautifully written novel of Japan that deals with the impoverished years following the war and depicts a sort of Japanese lost generation, in the disruption of the old moral and spiritual beliefs…" -- Kirkus Reviews『斜陽』 (ホーム社漫画文庫) 英訳版太宰の名作『斜陽』英文漫画版。『斜陽』は第二次大戦後、貧困に陥った貴族の家庭が破滅していく姿を描いた太宰の代表作であり、没落貴族の娘、かず子が退廃した時代で恋と革命を試み、意志ある一人の女性として生き抜いていく物語です。最後の貴婦人である母と阿片中毒の弟を持つかず子は結婚と離婚そして死産、不倫の苦しみを経て、最後はシングルマザーとして生き抜く決意します。本作におけるかず子の波乱万丈の物語は、戦後訪れる新しい時代の新しい女性像を描き出しており、真の幸福とは何かを探求しています。現代においても世界中の多くの読者に響く太宰の文学を、柏屋コッコによるドラマチックな漫画でお楽しみください。 作者はOsamu Dazai / Cocco Kashiwaya。 出版社はチャールズ・イー・タトル出版。 現在1巻まで刊行。 最新刊発売日は2024-01-31。 読者評価 3.40 / 5。