Show Notes
Osamu Dazai's "Shayo (Setting sun)". Kazuko meets a man. The love of her life. He is the author of this book, Osamu Dazai himself. The story based on real love story of them.
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I'm going to read Truman Capote's famous book "Breakfast at Tiffany's" translated by Haruki Murakami. I hope you enjoy how it sounds reading in Japanese.
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Osamu Dazai's "Setting sun". This will be the ending of the book. Kazuko wrote the last letter to her lover(Mr.Uehara/Dazai himself). She mentioned that she pregnant his baby and she's willing to take any risks and survive on her own. She said it's a revolution against the old fashioned life style of women.