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In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki (Paperback, 2001)
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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 a poem than an essay Building Design I am convinced that Tanizaki is one of the few great writers of our time. He is an author of outstanding stature and deserves to be far better known outside Japan than he is About the Author 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.
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This is an essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. The text 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 essay forms a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780099283577
eBay Product ID (ePID)91990984
Product Key Features
Book TitleIn Praise of Shadows
AuthorJunichiro Tanizaki
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPopular Philosophy, Literary Theory
Publication Year2001
Number of Pages80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight64g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJunichiro Tanizaki
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 13 Apr, 2021
Used book purchase- great value
Fast dispatch, good quality.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 May, 2024
Lovely book, different cover than in the picture though.
Lovely book, different cover than in the picture though.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Dec, 2018
Great Book. All time fav
Great Book. All time favVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
