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. Yozo was a mirror, a man who felt disqualified from being human, someone who viewed the world as a terrifying stage where he didn't know the lines. Dazai reached into his pocket and felt the phantom sting of his addiction to Pavinal, the morphine-based sedative that had fueled so many long nights of writing. His mind drifted to his mentor, Ryunosuke Akutagawa

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To understand Osamu Dazai the author, one must look at his two most influential works, both published in the wake of World War II: 1. No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) Osamu Dazai Author