«No Longer Human» in Japanese with a Parallel Translation

Book No Longer Human (人間失格) in Japanese
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80%
Original title: 
人間失格
Author: 
Language: 
Japanese
Difficulty: 
B2
Year: 
1948
Number of pages: 
59

The story of a young man named Yōzō, who feels like an outsider in society and suffers from a continuous sense of alienation and uselessness. The novel tells the story of the protagonist's attempts to adjust to life, to overcome personal demons, depression and fear. Yōzō story is presented in the form of his diary entries, exploring themes of loss of identity, deep inner crisis, social failure and moral collapse.