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product_id: 4434248
title: "The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)"
price: "€ 13.40"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/4434248-the-setting-sun-new-directions-book
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region: Belgium
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# The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)

**Price:** € 13.40
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)
- **How much does it cost?** € 13.40 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/4434248-the-setting-sun-new-directions-book)

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## 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.

Review: don’t read this you are a happy person - AWESOME I LOVE THIS BOOK AGAIN ONE OF MY FAVORITES
Review: Good quality book. - The book came wrapped in plastic, which protected it from getting scratched during transportation. It came in pristine conditions almost perfect I’d say. The book is made from good quality paper as much as I can tell. The dust jacket is paper with no gloss on it just pale matte paper. Underneath the dust jacket the book itself is just black.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #24,210 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #544 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #761 in Classic Literature & Fiction #2,172 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,070 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ don’t read this you are a happy person
*by D***A on April 7, 2026*

AWESOME I LOVE THIS BOOK AGAIN ONE OF MY FAVORITES

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality book.
*by K***N on September 24, 2025*

The book came wrapped in plastic, which protected it from getting scratched during transportation. It came in pristine conditions almost perfect I’d say. The book is made from good quality paper as much as I can tell. The dust jacket is paper with no gloss on it just pale matte paper. Underneath the dust jacket the book itself is just black.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by E***R on October 8, 2025*

Love Osamu Dazai. It’s good. Although I prefer “No longer Human”

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- The Setting Sun (New Directions Book)
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*Last updated: 2026-05-25*