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Dazai Ji (だざい おさむ June 19, 1909 - June 13, 1948), real name Shuji Tsushima (つしま しゅうじ), was a Japanese novelist of post-war Japan Rascal literature Representing the writer. His main works are the novels "Retrograde" and "Retrograde". The setting sun "And" Lose one's place on earth ", etc.
He had hoped to become a writer since his student days, but attempted suicide at the age of 21 by throwing himself into the sea with a Ginza cafe waitress. 1935 Twilight years In the book, the work "Retrograde" is listed as the first Akutagawa Prize The candidate works. After getting married, he wrote "One Hundred Scenes of Fuyue" and "One Hundred Scenes of Fuyue". The setting sun "And other works, become a contemporary popular writer. Late night on June 13, 1948 with adoring female readers Tomiei Yamazaki Suicide by jumping into Tamagawa water at the age of 39, leaving behind a book Lose one's place on earth "And other works. [1]
Chinese name
Osamu Dazai
Foreign name
だざい おさむ
つしま しゅうじ
alias
Shuji Tsushima
nationality
Japan
Ethnic group
Yamato
Place of Birth
Kanagi Village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth
June 19, 1909
Date of death
June 13, 1948
occupation
WRITER
Representative works
Retrograde , The Loss of Man , Setting Sun
Major achievement
The representative writer of Japanese postwar scoundrel school literature

Character experience

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Dazai in middle school
Born in 1909, the Tsushima family was one of Tsugaru's leading landowners and rich families. After Dazai Ji was born, he was the sixth boy of Tsushima's generation, with five brothers and four sisters, two of whom unfortunately died, leaving only Wenji, Eiji and Keiji three.
In 1916, he went to the municipal Jinmu ordinary primary School and achieved outstanding results. In 1921, he graduated from the ordinary primary school with the first place, and then went to Meiji High Primary School, two kilometers away from his home.
In March 1923, my father died at the age of fifty-three. April, to Aomori Ken He attended Aomori High School and stayed at the house of Toyoda, a distant relative of Teramachi in the city. During his middle school years, he began to write novels, essays, and dramas, and was fascinated by the literature of Izumi Jinghua and Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
In 1925, he published The Last Pavilion. With Abe Sumi, Nakamura Sadajiro and other friends co-edit fan magazine "Constellation". In 1927, he went to stay at the home of his distant relative Fujita Tozaburo and enrolled in the first Division of the Liberal Arts (English) at Hirosaki High School. During the years, came the news of Ryunosuke's suicide, deeply affected; and Aomori Hamamachi "Tamaya" Geisha girl Hill first met.
Osamu Dazai
In May 1928, the fan magazine "Literary Cell", which was edited by himself, was founded and published "Wuma Naruo" under the name of "Yan Dao Zhong II", and the ideology was gradually influenced by Marxism. He tried to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills because he was worried about his birth.
In April 1929, under the name of "Kosuga Yinyoshi", he published articles such as "Huche Xiaoyu" in the literary magazine "Cavalry Hunter". On the night of December 10th, he attempted suicide.
In 1930, he entered the Tokyo Imperial University to study law, living in the Tozuka Tsutomi Sobankan. Meet with Ifu trout two, as a lifelong teacher. Involved in the Communist movement, hardly attended classes. Meet Ginza bar woman Tanabe, meet Kamakura Shikoshi coast of love. As a result, Tanabe died and was prosecuted for assisted suicide, which was his unforgettable evil consciousness, and his mood was condensed in "Tao Hua" and "Fictional Spring". afterwards Early Xiaoshan Come to Tokyo, mutual set life after temporary return home, after being separated from the home, rely on hill home funding.
February 1931 cohabited with Koyama Chu, No. Zhu Lintang, addicted to A form of Chinese poetry called Haiku Among. In 1932, because of the despair of the left-wing illegal movement, Aomori police surrendered, officially abandoned the illegal movement, and returned to the Emperor, devoted to writing. In 1933, under the pseudonym Dazai Ji, he published the Train and Sundae Dono for the first time. In March, he participated in the fan magazine "Seal" founded by Furuti Satuntakeshi, Kuikoichi, Kiyama Yoshihei and others, and published "Fish Service" in the first issue. Since then, frequent access to the well Fu trout two home, met ima Unhei (Spring), Nakamura Dihei, Oyama right Shi, Danichi and others.
In 1934, under the name of Imoto Tru Ji in the "Literary Spring and Autumn" published "Yunosuke Qi Flame". In December, with Nobuo Tsumura, Nakaya Nakaya Yamagishi Waishi, Ikoichi, Yima Unhei, Kiyama Jihei and others jointly established fan magazine "Blue and White" and published "Romanticism".
In February 1935, he published "Retrograde". March, attend Tokyo Prefecture After failing in the job search test of the news agency, he attempted to hang himself in Kamakura Mountain, and dropped out of the Imperial University to publish "Tao Hua Hua". In April, she suffered from appendicitis complicated with peritonitis and recuperated until summer. July, emigration Chiba-ken Funabashi, drug poisoning. In August, "Retrograde" was shortlisted for the first Akutagawa Award, and began to communicate with Hidemitsu Tanaka.
In 1936, in order to treat drug poisoning, he entered Zhiji Shenghui Hospital for treatment. In April, he published Yin Fire in Literary Magazine. In May, he published "About Females" in "Ruocao". In June, the first collection "Old Age" was published. The long-awaited third Akutagawa Award failed to win, and was hit hard. After accepting the suggestion of Wellfu trout two, to Egutian Musashino Hospital treatment, a month after discharge, write "20th century flag bearer", "HUMAN LOST".
In 1937, March arrived with the original generation Water hot spring Attempted suicide by taking sleeping pills, but failed. After returning to Tokyo, he parted with the first generation. Published "Imaginary Hesitation" and "Lantern". In September 1938, she published "Basking House" and "Full Wish". In November, moved to Kabu Nishijian, published several essays.
In January 1939, he married Ishihara Michiko in a ceremony brokered by Imoto Koji and his wife, and built a new house in Misaki Town, Kofu City. In March, she published "Girlhood" in the Literary Circle, and won for "Girlhood" Kitamura through the valley Prize.
In 1940, the status of new writers was established, and the number of published works increased. Began to serialize "Female Duel", "vulgar angels", "Gull", "Brothers", "Old Heidelberg" and other works. The solo book "Skin Body and Mind" and "Memories" of the creation collection were released in the whole six months. "Super Indictment" Run, Mellors After its publication, it was praised as a masterpiece. The number of invited speaking opportunities increased, and I gave a speech at Tokyo Business University on the topic of "Modern Diseases" Niigata (xi) University speeches.
In 1941, with "Tokyo Eight Scenes" led, inherited the previous year, continued to enrich the creation. The full-length "New Hamlet", "Seven Generations of Women" and the limited edition "Super Indictment" were released respectively. In June, the eldest daughter garden was born, by the encouragement of the North Fang Shiro, to visit the hometown of the town of Kinmu town that had not been seen for ten years. In September 1942, he published "Hua Hua", which was deleted in its entirety (" Hua Hua "was later renamed" The Cuisine of the Day "). His mother died the same year.
In 1943, he performed rituals for his late mother for 35 days and returned home with his wife. Completed the long "Right Minister Real Court". In 1944, he published "Naked River" (New interpretation of the story of the States) and "Good Day". Dongbao Film Company made "Good Day" into a movie. The Five Great Declarations of Greater East Asia were novelized on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency and Literary Film Corporation. study Lu Xun . On May 12, in order to complete the "Tsugaru" of the "New Fengtoji Series" of Oyama Bookstore, he set out from Tokyo, returned on June 5, and finished in July. In August, the long male Masaki was born. Negotiating with Hill Bookshop for the publication of "The Voice of the Lark", just before publication, the factory was bombed and everything came to nothing. On December 20, for the investigation of Lu Xun Sendai The deeds of Sendai. In the same year, Xiaoshan Chu died in Qingdao.
In February 1945, Lu Xun's biography was completed. Be reluctant to part ", Asahi Shimbun Launch. In March, under the air raid siren, I wrote "Yuka Paper". [7] . At the end of March, the wife arrived Kabu Her family took refuge. It was destroyed after the bombing. Temporarily until Katsuichiro Kamei The home refuge, the hill Qing left, to his wife's refuge, the books and other luggage moved to the city outside Chiyoda village, in July, a house was bombed, the home was destroyed, and his wife returned to his hometown Tsugaru via Tokyo.
In 1946, it became active after the war. He published several works, during which the first post-war House of Representatives elections were held, in which his elder brother, Wen-ji, was elected. May, Akutagawa Birushi For permission to play "New Hamlet" at the Palace of Thought. "Winter Fireworks" was scheduled to be staged by Xinsheng Xinpai in the East Opera, but was later rejected MacArthur Banned.
The tomb of Taizaiji at Mieagle Zenlin Temple
In 1947, he bade farewell to Xiaoshan Qing, who lived together in the past Hokkaido Yubari Charcoal Pit. February, go Hidehiko Tanaka A surname, Izu Mitsuhama tour, stay at Yasuya Hotel until early March. Completed the first two chapters of The Rising Sun. At the end of March, her second daughter, Riko, was born. In the spring of the same year, he met Tomiei Yamazaki, 28 years old. By the end of June, The Setting Sun was completely completed. In October, he published "A SAN" and his essay "Saying This Half of My Life". In November, Shizuko Ota gave birth to a daughter named Hariko.
In 1948, he once again shocked the literary world with "This is How I Hear", and began to write" Lose one's place on earth (No Longer Human). Completed part of the Second Hand. At this time, with phthisis Deterioration, extreme weakness, frequent vomiting of blood. Late on June 13th, with Tomiei Yamazaki Together, they drowned themselves in the water of Okagawa. His body was found on his 39th birthday. Twenty-one, Fengdao and Zhixiong, well Fu trout two presided over the farewell ceremony to his home, buried Mitaka Machi Zenhayashi Temple. [2]

Major work

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Chinese name
genre
A given year
Retrograde
Short story
1935
My Aunt
1938
Girlhood
Short story
1939
Short story
1940
The New Hamlet
novel
1941
Farewell
biography
1945
Villon's Wife
Short story
1947
The Cherry
novel
1948
The Loss of Man
novella
1948 [3]

Publish a book

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  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time The 2020-10-1
    Eight Scenes from Tokyo is a book published by Hyundai Press on October 1, 2020 and written by Dazai.
  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time The 2017-9-1
    The 20th Century Flag Bearer is a short story written by the Japanese writer Dazai Ji, first published in 1937 in the magazine "Transformation" and included in the author's collection "Human Loss". The content tells the story of a hero who struggles against life but encounters various misfortunes by the author with the way of "twelve songs" (twelve scenes). The author uses emotional words to lament the difficulty of life, the hardships of life, in the negative decadent emotions do not...
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    Work time The 2020-10
    Tomiak 100 Scenes is a book published by Hyundai Publishing House in October 2020, written by Dazai Ji.
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    Work time 2017-6
    Tsugaru is a book published by Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House in 2017. The author is Dazai Ji.
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    Work time The 2019-8
    Retrograde is a book published by Jiangsu Fenghuang Literature and Art Publishing House by Taizai Ji.
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    Work time The 2009-10
    "Schoolgirl" is a book published by Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. in October 2009, the author is (Japanese) Dazai Ji. This book uses the tone of a young girl's monologue, and uses delicate brushwork to show the mood changes of a young girl from morning to night.
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    Work time 2015-2
    How I Smell is a book by Dazai Ji, published by the Beijing Institute of Technology Press.
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    Work time The 2006-1-1
    Farewell is a book published by Nova Press on January 1, 2006, by Dazai Ji.
  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time The 2014-10
    The Flower of the Clown is a 2014 book written by Japanese author Dazai Ji.
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    The Rising Sun is a novella by Japanese writer Dazai Ji. The novel is set against the backdrop of the chaos of postwar Japan, and depicts life as the setting sun of the falling aristocracy. In addition to showing decadence and helplessness, the full text also sends a ray of brilliance of life to the hero and son, making the "Setting Sun" in the decadent dark tone of a flash of light.
  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time 2019-12
    The New Hamlet is a novel written by Dazai Ji and published by Southwest Normal University Press.
  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time 2010-4
    Yin Fire is a book written by Dazai Ji in April 2010, published by Jilin Publishing Group Co., LTD.
  • Author name Osamu Dazai
    Work time The 2012-8-1
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  • Dazai: Moriyama Avenue
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    Work time The 2015-6-1
    The photo album "Taizai: Moriyama Avenue" is co-curated by Three Shadows Photography Art Center and Artron Art Book. Moriyama Avenue was once considered a "waste" photographer due to the large number of street photos he took. Restlessness, impulse, anxiety, lust, are all personal passions released by Moriyama Avenue. Moriyama's photographs often have sharp contrasts, grainy graininess, more intense than reality. The collection of "Taizai: Moriyama Avenue" photography collection...
  • Twilight years
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    Work time The 2004-5-1

Creation characteristics

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Theme of the work

The creation of Dazai's works can be divided into three stages. The early works mostly show decadence and rebellion, the middle works reflect the spirit of regeneration, and the later works fully express the consciousness of destruction and the idea of never compromise. Although the works of these three stages express different subjects, the pursuit of love, trust, truth and freedom between people can be said to be the main line running through all of Dazai's works. [4]
It is the main tenor of the scoundrel literature to pursue the liberation of thought by describing the decadent and falling national life and to resist the overall style of social trend of thought at that time. This tone is also the color projection of the writer's life. In his works, the writer describes the philosophy of life full of decadence and nihilism with self-deprecation and banter, and hopes to reveal the dark side of human being hidden under morality and love in this way, so as to get the real liberation of human nature. This kind of ideological structure of writing decadence by joking with oneself and seeking liberation by decadence is one of the connotation of Taizai literature.
Most of the protagonists in Dazai Ji's literary works are conscious of "feeling their own sin". In his youth, he participated in the left-wing movement, during which time he realized that as a landlord, he was different from revolutionaries and even ordinary people, as if he were a man born with a sense of guilt. In addition, women were involved in several later suicides, which deepened his sense of guilt. This sense of sin was evident in his early works and influenced his later works significantly.
Because of this strong sense of sin, you can read the words "I want to die, I must die, living is the seed of sin" in the novel Human Disconnection, so readers can constantly read the description of death and suicide in later works. "Death" and "suicide" have become the cornerstone of Taizai's literature, which has been running through the entire literary creation. In Christianity, sin and punishment are relative. It is not enough to punish oneself for the pain of sin in a decadent and depraved way, and when death becomes less terrible in the face of reality, Taizai's protagonist eventually moves toward self-destruction. From the fear of real life, to the nihilistic guilt of being born, to the degradation and decadence of failing to grasp the meaning of life, and finally to death, this is the whole vein of Taizai's literature. [5]

Artistic characteristics

Growing up in a family with a large population and a large number of women, Taizaiji had a special feeling for women since he was a child, which was shown in a large number of depictions of women in his literary works. In addition, Dazaiji separated from his mother when he was an infant, and separated from his nursing mother and aunt in the process of growing up, which caused Dazaiji to have a kind of ambivalent psychological feelings of maternal desire, fear and aversion to women. Therefore, in the process of creating literary works, based on this special emotion and contradictory psychology, Dazai wrote a large number of works with female themes, and even created works through the writing method of female monowhite style (narrating the first-person conversation style with the help of female tone) in many novels, such as "The First Person Conversation style". Villon's wife "And" Setting Sun."
Marginal people refer to the spiritual pioneers who have their own unique thoughts and beliefs, and because of their unique thoughts and beliefs, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand their behaviors and activities. Through the traditional Japanese "private novel" form, Dazaiji created a large number of novels focusing on marginal characters, it can be said that these marginal characters are actually Dazaiji himself, and the words in the novel are actually Dazaiji's self-confession. For example, in "The Flower of the Clown" and "The Loss of the Human", the characters of one by one are unable to resist the reality, and slowly go to suicide and self-destruction. In particular, the location, time, and cause of the suicide described in the novel are strikingly similar to Dazai's suicide experience. [4]

Award record

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literature
Award time Award name Award-winning work Award result
1939 Kitamura through the valleyprize Girlhood Win a prize
1935 The first Akutagawa Award Retrograde nominate
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Character influence

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Taizaiji was a Japanese war Kawabata Yasunari , Yukio Mishima An important writer of the same name. The titles of his representative works "Slanting Sun" and "Human Loss" have become popular words.
Dazai Ji is the most representative figure of the scoundrel school literature. though Rascal literature It had a certain negative and pathological expression, but it caused great repercussions in the post-war Japanese literary world at that time, and also laid the foundation for the development of the Japanese literary world in the future. With his great achievements, Dazai himself became one of the important writers in the study of Japanese literature. [5]

Character evaluation

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Too zai Zhi "Qi weak", people are also very annoying. (Japanese writer Yukio Mishima Review)
"Love him or hate him, affirm him or deny him, there is an uncanny magic to his works, and for a long time to come, his vivid depictions will drive readers into the soul and make it impossible to escape." (Review by Keno Oko, Japanese Literary Critic) [6]

memorialize

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The Taizaiji Memorial is located Goko Kawawara City Kanagi-cho Asahi Hill 412-1, was built by the great landowner Tsujima Genemon (father of Dazaiji) during the Meiji period sump The structure (known as "Imoya Structure" in Japan) was completed in June 1907. The facilities in the museum are luxurious, and even the rice barn is made by the Pokhara. The apartment covers an area of about 680 pyeong (2,244 square meters), including 278 pyeong (917 square meters) in 11 rooms on the ground floor and 116 pyeong (383 square meters) in eight rooms on the second floor.