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Existential Helplessness and Suicide in Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai's 'No Longer Human' is a novel with a semi-autobiographical nerve; an account of the author's own struggles with depression,...

Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

The image of something dark, something underground. If that sounds familiar to you, it means you're well-acquainted with Haruki...

South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami is innocent as much as poetic. It’s about falling for and rescuing yourself from...

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri renders a space in which readers can meditate on the realness of “identity.” And we can also admit to...

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft

One begins writing a story when afflicted by a desire to contribute to something. To understand the way we are born, deemed to live, and...

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

“When you looked through an angel’s eyes you saw essences instead of surfaces, you saw the decay of the soul blistering and bubbling on...