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Lantern
1937
First Published
3.71
Average Rating
13
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Sakiko knew instantly that Mizuno was the love of her life upon setting eyes on him. So when the opportunity materializes for her to show her appreciation for him, she does without hesitation. However, this act puts her in trouble with the police and ushers the young lady into a state of frenzy and publicity she has never encountered before. Lantern explores Sakiko's mind state as she tries to balance love, family and the perception of society in a small community.
Avg Rating
3.71
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3 STARS
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Author

Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai
Author · 38 books

Osamu DAZAI (native name: 太宰治, real name Shūji Tsushima) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as Shayō (The Setting Sun) and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), are considered modern-day classics in Japan. With a semi-autobiographical style and transparency into his personal life, Dazai’s stories have intrigued the minds of many readers. His books also bring about awareness to a number of important topics such as human nature, mental illness, social relationships, and postwar Japan.

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