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Availability:In StockContributor:Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Bryan Karetnyk (Translator)Series:Pushkin Press ClassicsPublish date:3/31/2026Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin Press ClassicsISBN-13:9781805332220ISBN-10:1805332228UPC:9781805332220Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, AsianBook Topic:JapaneseWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCG2V4FAB5
The Siren's Lament: Essential Stories
3 captivating short stories by one of Japan's most prominent 20th-century writers, showcasing his characteristic blend of the erotic and the sinister. "Sexuality and dominance are never far below the surface of Tanizaki's stories." -- The New York Times In this thrilling collection, celebrated Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki explores the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved....
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pushkin Press ClassicsISBN-13:9781805332220ISBN-10:1805332228UPC:9781805332220Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, AsianBook Topic:JapaneseWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCG2V4FAB5
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965) is widely considered one of Japan's most important writers. Born in Tokyo to a family of printers, he began his literary career in 1909 and published numerous plays, essays, novels and short stories. His writing is characterised by ironic wit, subtle interpersonal dynamics and charged depictions of sexuality and cultural identity. The Tanizaki Prize, one of Japan's...
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