The Makioka Sisters - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Junichiro TanizakiSeries:Vintage InternationalPublish date:1995-09-26Pages:544
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679761648ISBN-10:679761640UPC:9780679761648Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, ClassicsSize:8.00 x 5.32 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCT7HETCEH
The Makioka Sisters
Junichirō Tanizaki's magisterial evocation of a proud Osaka family in decline during the years immediately before World War II is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century and a classic of international literature. Tsuruko, the eldest sister of the once-wealthy Makioka family, clings obstinately to the prestige of her family name even as her husband prepares to move their...
Series: Vintage International
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679761648ISBN-10:679761640UPC:9780679761648Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Family Life, ClassicsSize:8.00 x 5.32 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.8598Product ID:SCT7HETCEH
Junichiro Tanizaki was born in Tokyo in 1886 and lived there until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region, the scene of his novel The Makioka Sisters (1943-48). Among his works are Naomi (1924), Some Prefer Nettles (1928), Quicksand (1930), Arrowroot (1931), A Portrait of Shunkin (1933), The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi (1935), modern versions of The Tale of...
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