Chapter 1 Chronicle of Osamu Dazai
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·Attachment: Chronicle of Osamu Dazai·
Meiji 42 (1909)
On June 19, he was born in the family of a landlord in Kaneki Village, Kitatsugaru County, Aomori Prefecture, at the northern tip of Honshu, Japan.Osamu Dazai ranks tenth in the family, and his real name is Shuji Tsushima.He has three elder brothers, Wenji; died of sepsis at the age of
At that time, the Tsushima family had more than 30 members including servants.Dazai's father, Genemon Tsushima, was a local celebrity and very active, having been elected to the House of Representatives and the House of Peers.
Taisho 5th year (1916.7 years old)
In April, entered Jinmu No. 1 Ordinary Primary School with excellent grades
Taisho 11th year (13 years old)
Graduated from Jinmu Daiichi Common Elementary School, entered Meiji Higher Elementary School for one year due to physical reasons
Taisho 12 years (14 years old)
In March, Dazai's father died in Tokyo while serving as a member of the House of Lords
The family business was inherited by Dazai's elder brother, Bunji
In April, he entered Aomori Prefectural Aomori Junior High School and stayed at the home of his distant relative Toyoda Tazaemon in Machida, Aomori City.
This year, Keiji, the third brother who studied sculpture at an art school in Tokyo, brought Dazai the August issue of <<Century>>. The article <<Sanjiao Fish>>) brought a huge shock to Dazai. (Dazai Osamu said: "I discovered a genius that was rarely seen in a hundred years and was buried!")
Taisho 14th year (1925.16 years old)
Began to aspire to become a writer, joined [Aomori Junior High School Alumni Association], and founded a fanzine <<Constellation>> with classmates, and published a large number of exercises
In autumn, I founded the fanzine <<Mirage>> with my classmates, and I was responsible for editing and binding, and published novels on it
Taisho 15th year (17 years old)
In September, I produced a brother magazine [青んぼ] (AONBO) with my third brother Keiji
红んぼ means baby in Japanese, and 青んぼ means that it is no longer a child but not yet an adult.
Showa 2 (1927.18 years old)
In April, he completed 4 years of middle school and entered the liberal arts class A of Hirosaki High School. He stayed at the home of his distant relative Toyozaburo Fujita in Tomita Shincho, Hirosaki City.
In July, he was strongly stimulated by Akutagawa Ryunosuke's suicide.
During the summer vacation, I went to the ryotei in Aomori and Asakusa after studying "Gitafu Festival" (the school of "Joruri" founded by "Takemoto Gitaio") with a female teacher.
In September, I met the first generation of geisha Koyama from Aomori.
Showa 3 (1928.19 years old)
In May, the first issue of the fanzine "Cell Literature" was published under the pseudonym of Tojima Chuuji, "Infernal Naraku" (1) (preface)
In June, published "Infernal Naraku" (2) in the second issue (unfinished)
[Naraku, that is, hell, a Buddhist term]
During the summer vacation, I began correspondence with Masuji Ibushi, whom I had admired for a long time, and received guidance. Afterwards, I went to Tokyo with the third issue of "Cell Literature"
In September, the fourth issue of "Cell Literature and Art" was discarded
At this time, I received contributions from Masuji Ibushi, Seiichi Funabashi, and Ryuichi Yagi.
In December, served as a member of the News Magazine Department of Hirosaki High School
Published novels in "Hirosaki High School News" and "Hirosaki High School Alumni Association"
Showa 4 (1929.20 years old)
strongly influenced by communist ideology
In October, began to write "The Generation of Landlords"
In December, because of the pain of being a landlord class during the creation, coupled with the death of his younger brother Shuji and the suicide of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, he attempted suicide by taking a large amount of Karmochin.
Calmochin, a strong sedative and sleeping pill
Showa 5 (1930.21 years old)
In January, the literary colleagues of the Aomori generation co-founded the fanzine "Coordinates"
Dazai serialized "Landlord Generation" (January, March, May) under the pseudonym of Oto Kumata (unfinished)
In March, graduated from Hirosaki High School
In April, enrolled in the Department of French Literature, Tokyo Imperial University (now the Department of French, University of Tokyo)
I live in Tokiwakan in Suwa-cho, Totsuka, very close to the residence of my third brother Keiji
In June, the third brother Keiji died of illness
Visited Mr. Masuji Ibushi, and then studied under Masuji Ibushi.
In July, published "Student Group" on "Coordinate" under the pseudonym of Oto Kumata
(7, 8, 9, 11 months) (unfinished interruption)
Actively participate in communist revolutionary activities at this time
In autumn, the first generation of Koyama came to Tokyo from Aomori
Eldest brother Wenzhi ordered the first generation to return home alone
In November, met Atsushi Tabe (real name Soko, husband is an unnamed painter) who is a waitress at the coffee shop "Hollywood" in Ginza, and spent three days together in Honjo, Asakusa, and Imperial Hotel, and then moved in Kamakura The rugged coast took Karmoqin and jumped into the sea together.
The woman died, and Dazai was interrogated by the police for the crime of assisting in suicide, and the prosecution was suspended because of his elder brother.
Showa 6 (1931.22 years old)
In February, lived together in Gotanda 1-chome with Koyama Hatsudai who came to Tokyo again
In summer, move to Kanda Dohocho
Move to Kanda and Izumi in autumn
This year, he joined the Anti-Imperialist Student League, and actively carried out revolutionary activities
In addition, keen on haiku, self-named Zhu Lintang, almost absent from university
Showa 7 (1932.23 years old)
In spring, because of the revolutionary activities, I went to Yodobashi, Kashiwamoto, Nihonbashi Hatchobori and other places
In May, after the eldest brother Wenzhi learned that Dazai was involved in left-wing activities, he immediately stopped all funding for Dazai
In June, I learned that the first generation of Xiaoshan had had a relationship with others before living with me, and I was extremely desperate
In July, under the persuasion of his elder brother Wenzhi, he surrendered himself to the Aomori Police Station and left the revolutionary activities thereafter
In August, I lived with the first generation at the Sakabe Jiro's house in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture for a month. At this time, I started writing the novel "Memories"
In September, moved to Shibashirokan Sanko Town
Lives with Asuka Singjo, a senior from the same hometown and a reporter from the social department of the Tokyo Nihon Shimbun
December, (Aomori Public Prosecutor's Office から 化ばれで in the early days)