The Flowers of Buffoonery
by Osamu Dazai
The Flowers of Buffoonery by Osamu Dazai
Convalescent friends use jokes and clowning to keep despair at a distance in Dazai’s darkly comic novella. Yozo Oba recuperates in a seaside institution after a suicide attempt, surrounded by visiting friends, relatives, and hospital staff. Their jokes and competition for attention create a fragile atmosphere of amusement. Dazai lets the comic surface reveal vulnerability, showing how laughter can both connect people and conceal their distress.
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The Flowers of Buffoonery
Yozo Oba recuperates in a seaside institution after a suicide attempt, surrounded by visiting friends, relatives, and hospital staff. Their jokes and competition for attention create a fragile atmosphere of amusement. Dazai lets the comic surface reveal vulnerability, showing how laughter can both connect people and conceal their distress.
Why read it?
Convalescent friends use jokes and clowning to keep despair at a distance in Dazai’s darkly comic novella. Explore Dark Humor, Vulnerability and Companionship in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: Osamu Dazai
- Publisher: New Directions
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 96
- Edition publication year: 2023
About the Author
Book Details
- Author
- Osamu Dazai
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 96
- Publication year
- 2023
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