**This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956.** Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. ### Review Novel by Dazai Osamu, published in 194
The Setting Sun
β Scribed by Dazai, Osamu
- Book ID
- 106727285
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956.Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society.
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