{"product_id":"no-longer-human-junji-ito","title":"No Longer Human (Junji Ito)","description":"Nothing can surpass the terror of the human psyche.\n\nMine has been a life of much shame.\n\nI can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.\n\nPlagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the world, Yozo Oba plays the clown in his dissolute life, holding up a mask for those around him as he spirals ever downward, locked arm-in-arm with death.\n\nOsamu Dazai’s immortal—and supposedly autobiographical—work of Japanese literature, is perfectly adapted here into a manga by Junji Ito. The imagery wrenches open the text of the novel one line at a time to sublimate Yozo’s mental landscape into something even more delicate and grotesque. This is the ultimate in art by Ito, proof that nothing can surpass the terror of the human psyche.\n\nMine has been a life of much shame.\n\nI can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.\n\nPlagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the world, Yozo Oba plays the clown in his dissolute life, holding up a mask for those around him as he spirals ever downward, locked arm-in-arm with death.\n\nOsamu Dazai’s immortal—and supposedly autobiographical—work of Japanese literature, is perfectly adapted here into a manga by Junji Ito. The imagery wrenches open the text of the novel one line at a time to sublimate Yozo’s mental landscape into something even more delicate and grotesque. This is the ultimate in art by Ito, proof that nothing can surpass the terror of the human psyche.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1974707091\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1974707091.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ito, Junji\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446921994298,"sku":"DBV.1974707091.A","price":17.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1974707091-0.jpg?v=1780713260","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/no-longer-human-junji-ito","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}