Apparently the desperation of authors for prize-recognition knows no bounds: one would think the estimable Dazai Osamu would have both known better and not shown quite such obvious desperation, but, as Maiko Itagaki reports in the Asahi Shimbun, Osamu Dazai penned epic begging letter in hope of winning famous literary prize.
Sure, he was young; sure, the prize -- the Akutagawa -- was, even then, clearly something that would mean a lot, both in the literary world and for a writer's career. Still, this is pretty embarrassing behavior -- and a late vindication for Sato and his part in 'the Akutagawa Prize incident'.
Sure, he was young; sure, the prize -- the Akutagawa -- was, even then, clearly something that would mean a lot, both in the literary world and for a writer's career. Still, this is pretty embarrassing behavior -- and a late vindication for Sato and his part in 'the Akutagawa Prize incident'.