Description
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886-1965), the author of Naomi; A Cat, a Man, and Two Women; and The Makioka Sisters, was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The four stories in this volume date from the first and second decades of Tanizaki's long career and reflect themes that appear throughout his work: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism, contrasts between traditional and modern societies, disparities between appearance and reality, the power of dreams, amorality, an interest in cinema, and a fascination with the techniques of storytelling. The stories--translated into English here for the first time--are: "The Strange Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga" ("Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi," 1926), "A Night in Qinhuai" ("Shinwai no yo," 1919), "The Magician" ("Majutsushi," 1917), and "Red Roofs" ("Akai yane," 1925).
Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780472053278
ISBN10: 0472053272
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780472053278
ISBN10: 0472053272
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
About the Author
Paul McCarthy is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Culture, Surugadai University, Saitama, Japan
Anthony H. Chambers is Professor Emeritus of Japanese at Arizona State University