Osamu Dazai
Japanese author
- Lived
- 1909–1948
- Country
- Japan
- Also writes as
- 辻島 衆二, 黒木 舜平
Updated September 2026
About Osamu Dazai
Shūji Tsushima , known by his pen name Osamu Dazai , was a Japanese writer. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern classics.
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