The flowers of buffoonery
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Bett, Sam, 1986- translator.
Published
New York : New Directions Books, 2023.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages ; 21 cm
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield - Fiction | FIC Dazai | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : New Directions Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published as New Directions Paperbook 1552 in 2023"--Title page verso.
General Note
"A New Directions paperbook"
Description
"The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba-the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age-is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, his friends and family visit him, and other patients and nurses drift in and out of his room. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a lighthearted, even clownish atmosphere: playing cards, smoking cigarettes, vying for attention, cracking jokes, and trying to make each other laugh. While No Longer Human delves into the darkest corners of human consciousness, The Flowers of Buffoonery pokes fun at these same emotions: the follies and hardships of youth, of love, and of self-hatred and depression. A glimpse into the lives of a group of outsiders in prewar Japan, The Flowers of Buffoonery is a darkly humorous and fresh addition to Osamu Dazai's masterful and intoxicating oeuve"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
In English, translated from the Japanese.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dazai, O., & Bett, S. (2023). The flowers of buffoonery (First Edition.). New Directions Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948 and Sam Bett. 2023. The Flowers of Buffoonery. New Directions Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948 and Sam Bett. The Flowers of Buffoonery New Directions Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dazai, Osamu, and Sam Bett. The Flowers of Buffoonery First Edition., New Directions Books, 2023.
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