The Flowers of Buffoonery

Good

There's no other way to describe this story by Dazai- after reading many of his other books, this one particularly stuck out to me with the almost tender way it depicts the human condition. It's a story you can only learn to purely appreciate, as it really is a stunning piece of work. I think it's my favourite so far out of his works that I've read.

fantastic author with a very sad life .

I enjoyed every page

Even though the story follows the same "protagonist" from No Longer Human, it is written in a much different narrative. The protagonist is explored in third person narrative now as opposed to the first person narrative in No Longer Human, and the narrator is self-aware and highly critical of themselves, which acts somewhat as comic relief. Overall I'd say this book is worth the read, it's a very slim read, funny, sad, and with memorable characters with their own distinct personalities that they feel like real people.

I absolutely loved the book. The narrative was very unique and interesting since it switched between telling the story about Yozo in third person and then also having a sort of "author's note". The translation is also masterfully done.

Die Lieferung war sehr schnell! Danke schön 🙏

Éste libro es una extensión de No Longer Human, que si lo hemos leído sabemos que es un libro fuerte y que no cualquiera puede digerir. Éste libro toma una perspectiva un poco más cómica hacia el personaje principal, Oba Yozo. Habla un poco de su estancia en el hospital psiquiátrico mencionado en No Longer Human, y nos ayuda a entender mejor al personaje y su percepción de sí mismo. Es un libro que, al igual que No Longer Human, trata temas sensibles sobre nuestra humanidad y la sociedad que nos rodea. Es muy buen libro, si eres la persona adecuada para entender el pensar del personaje sin llegar a repudiarlo por completo.