{"product_id":"the-setting-sun-new-directions-book","title":"The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)","description":"This powerful novel of a nation in social and moral crisis was first published by New Directions in 1956. Set in the early postwar years, it probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. Ozamu Dazai died, a suicide, in 1948. But the influence of his book has made \"people of the setting sun\" a permanent part of the Japanese language, and his heroine, Kazuko, a young aristocrat who deliberately abandons her class, a symbol of the anomie which pervades so much of the modern world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811200329\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0811200329.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dazai, Osamu\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\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":41576476704826,"sku":"DBV.0811200329.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0811200329-0.jpg?v=1785727322","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-setting-sun-new-directions-book","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}