The Genealogy of the Dazai Osamu Boom (Unpublished Selection 26)

Did Dazai Osamu become a popular author only after his death?! Dazai was basically a minor author during his lifetime, but his scandalous death brought him a sudden boom. However, that did not solidify his status as a popular author. Dazai had to go through several more booms before he became a popular author. This book traces the evolution of the image of Dazai Osamu as a writer, and it also reflects the transformation of postwar Japanese society as it accepted him.