The Setting Sun
Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Osamu Dazai |
|---|---|
| Original title | 斜陽 |
| Translator | Donald Keene; Juliet Winters Carpenter |
| Language | Japanese |
| Publisher | Shinchō (magazine) Shinchōsha (book) |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | 1956 |
| Media type | |
The Setting Sun (斜陽, Shayō) is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai first published in 1947. The story centers on an aristocratic family in decline and crisis during the early years after World War II.