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The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
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Description for The Makioka Sisters
Paperback. Tells the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. This title presents a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, it lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749397104
SKU
V9780749397104
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Ref
99-17
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 The Makioka Sisters
Exquisite craftsmanship
Guardian
An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade, during the Forties and Fifties, I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century
Daily Express
A complex, detailed and agreeably gossipy book...The author's obvious nostalgia for this vanished world does not prevent him from looking objectively at its ... Read more
Guardian
An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade, during the Forties and Fifties, I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century
Daily Express
A complex, detailed and agreeably gossipy book...The author's obvious nostalgia for this vanished world does not prevent him from looking objectively at its ... Read more