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In Praise of Shadows
Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
SKU: 9780099283577
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This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. 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 under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The result is a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age.
- Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945),
- Readership:General (US: Trade)
- Format: Paperback softback 80 pages
ISBN : 9780099283577
Published : 3 May 2001
Author : Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Main Material : Paperback softback
Publisher : Vintage Publishing
Size : 130 x 199 x 8 (mm)
Weight : 66g
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