num_pages: 232
description: A rich boy turned drop-out, a radical turned drug addict, obsessed with self destruction and suicide, Osamu Dazai retains his cult status among Japan's intellectual youth more than forty years after his death. These stories, based on his own experiences and arranged chronologically, provide insight into the sources of Dazai's enduring appeal as well as his art.
language: English
title: Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic
titlecomplete: Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Japan, Anthologies, Japanese Literature, Literature, Asian Literature, Classics, Essays
ratings_count: 245
publisher: Kodansha USA Inc