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In Praise of Shadows
Junichiro Tanizaki
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Description for In Praise of Shadows
Paperback. An essay on aesthetics. It explores 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. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 8. Weight in Grams: 66.
An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.
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.
'Elegant...a delight to read' Independent on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099283577
SKU
V9780099283577
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About Junichiro Tanizaki
Junichiro Tanizaki was one of Japan's greatest twentienth century novelists. Born in 1886 in Tokyo, his first published work - a one-act play - appeared in 1910 in a literary magazine he helped to found. Tanizaki lived in the cosmopolitan Tokyo area until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region and became absorbed in Japan's past. ... Read more
Reviews for In Praise of Shadows
An elegant essay on traditional Japanese aesthetics by the great novelist. A delight to read
Independent on Sunday
A highly infectious essay lauding all things shady and subtly hidden
Guardian
The outstanding Japanese novelist of this century This is a powerfully anti-modernist book, yet contains the most beautiful evocation of the traditional Japanese aesthetic... More like ... Read more
Independent on Sunday
A highly infectious essay lauding all things shady and subtly hidden
Guardian
The outstanding Japanese novelist of this century This is a powerfully anti-modernist book, yet contains the most beautiful evocation of the traditional Japanese aesthetic... More like ... Read more