{"product_id":"no-longer-human-manga-edition","title":"Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human: The Manga Edition","description":"\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I've led a life full of shame. Human beings are a complete mystery to me.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNO LONGER HUMAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―the #2 bestselling novel of all time in Japan―tells the story of Yozo Oba, a young man growing up in Japan in the immediate aftermath of World War II, who finds himself caught between the disintegration of the traditions of his aristocratic provincial family and the impact of the new postwar world.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOba is tormented by a failure to find any value in himself or in human relationships, despite being surrounded by women who love him. He creates the persona of a buffoon who mocks himself while entertaining others. But inside he is tortured, and as he moves from childhood to adulthood he becomes addicted to sex and alcohol. Largely autobiographical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e explores Dazai's own sense of failure and alienation which drove him to self-destruct with alcohol and numerous suicide attempts.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"TUTTLE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43463794360527,"sku":"9784805317723","price":22.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/PG0604nolongerhumanmanga.jpg?v=1712211937","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/no-longer-human-manga-edition","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}