A Shameful Life: Bingen shikkaku, the new translation of the Osamu Dazai classic translated by Mark Gibeau has been reviewed by The Complete Review.
"Powerful... a fascinating psychological portrait, of someone trying (or rather, constantly failing) to come to terms with a self they find unbearable."
Many thanks to M.A.Orthofer at The Complete Review for his in depth analysis of this new translation.
Read the full review here:
http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/dazai/ningen_shikkaku.htm
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