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020 _a9780099283577
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100 _aTanizaki, Jun'ichiro.
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245 _aIn praise of shadows
_cJun'ichiro Tanizaki.
260 _aLondon ;
_bVintage Books,
_c1977.
300 _a73 p. :
_c20 cm.
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aCivilization
_zJapan
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650 _aAesthetics, Japanese
_95648
651 _aJapanese literature
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