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Junichiro tanizakis seven japanese tales collects stories that explore the boundary at which love becomes selfannihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of voluptuous cruelty. Junichiro tanizakis naomi is both a hilarious story of one mans obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nations cultural confusion. It was translated into english by the academic students of japanese literature, thomas harper and edward seidensticker. The translation contains a foreword by architect and educator. Junichiro tanizaki was born in tokyo in 1886 and lived in the city until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the kyotoosaka region, the scene of one of his most wellknown novels, the makioka sisters 194348. In praise of shadows kindle edition by tanizaki, junichiro. Pdf in praise of shadows vintage classics free download. Countless moments of revelation, small epiphanies, endless darksweet discoveries. It was like reading a poem in prose, i cant think of anything better to say about this book. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women and even toilets, tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. In praise of shadows by junichiro tanizaki waterstones. In praise of shadows 9780918172020 by junichiro tanizaki and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. In praise of shadows audiobook by junichiro tanizaki. Tanizaki s eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware.
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The author of over twenty books, including naomi 1924, some prefer nettles 1928, arrowroot 1931, and a portrait of shunkin 1933, tanizaki also published translations of. Junichiro tanizaki, in praise of shadows excerpts translated by thomas j. The entire story is written in diary form, alternating between the entries of an elderly man who decides to spice up his ailing marriage with a series of intrigues. In praise of shadows is an essay on japanese aesthetics by the japanese author and novelist junichiro tanizaki. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Buy in praise of shadows by junichiro tanizaki from waterstones today. In praise of shadows junichiro tanizaki first published in japanese 1933.