La Decheance D'un Homme -

La Déchéance d'un homme (Japanese: Ningen shikkaku ), translated literally as is a seminal 1948 semi-autobiographical novel by Osamu Dazai . It is widely considered Dazai's masterpiece and remains one of the most-read novels in Japan . Plot Summary

The story is structured through three "notebooks" written by Oba Yozo, a man who feels profoundly alienated from the rest of humanity. La decheance d'un homme

: Yozo is haunted by a constant sense of shame for his existence and his actions. La Déchéance d'un homme (Japanese: Ningen shikkaku ),

: After a failed marriage and being institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital, Yozo concludes that he is no longer "human". Key Themes : Yozo is haunted by a constant sense

: His life is marked by several suicide attempts, including a double suicide attempt where his partner dies while he survives—a mirror of Dazai's own life.