Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro. creator text xxu London Vintage Books 1977 1977 monographic eng

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73 p. : 20 cm. 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. Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. Civilization Japan Aesthetics, Japanese Japanese literature 895.644 9780099283577 0099283573 120719 20180116192409.0