The sentence "I'm sorry for being born human" is the subtitle of the short novel "The Standard Bearer of the Twentieth Century" written by the Japanese writer Dazai Osamu, which is included in the author's collection "Disqualification in the World".
The Japanese poet Jutaro Terauchi wrote a set of poems entitled "Suicide Note", one of which is "I am sorry for being born as a human being." Dazai Osamu quoted this sentence.
"The Standard Bearer of the Twentieth Century" was first published in the magazine "Reconstruction" in 1937 and included in the author collection of "Disqualification in the World". The content tells the story of the author using the method of "twelve songs" (twelve scenes) to create a story of a protagonist who strives to fight for life, but encounters various unfortunate blows.
The author uses emotional words to lament the difficulty and hardship of life, and does not give up the pursuit of life in the negative and decadent emotions, which arouses the screams of many readers.
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Classic quotations from "The Standard Bearer of the Twentieth Century":
I am sorry for being born human. —— Osamu Dazai
I wrote "The Standard Bearer of the Twentieth Century" in extreme despair; but I still firmly believe that on the other side of despair, there must be hope.
—— Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai is a representative writer of Japanese post-war rogue literature, and rogue literature focuses on describing the chaotic society of emptiness and decadence. Many people feel saddened by such literary works, and for the first time they see the dark side of real human nature and the surrounding society.
Because Osamu Dazai’s works are often full of profound melancholic beauty, people nowadays often regard the phrase “I’m sorry for being a human being” as a famous saying of Osamu Dazai.
Because this sentence is so contagious in a certain context, in the last part of the well-known movie "The Life of the Disliked Matsuko", Matsuko left his last words: "I'm sorry for being a human being." .
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