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  <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was a Japanese author, one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, and perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Sōseki. 

Some of his works present a rather shocking world of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions; others, less sensational, subtly portray the dynamics of family life in the context of the rapid changes in 20th-century Japanese society. 

Frequently his stories are narrated in the context of a search for cultural identity in which constructions of &quot;the West&quot; and &quot;Japanese tradition&quot; are juxtaposed. The results are complex, ironic, demure, and provocative.]]></about>      <hometown>Tokyo</hometown>  <born_at>07/24/1886</born_at>  <died_at>07/30/1965</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Makioka Sisters]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
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  <published>1957</published>  
  
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        <book id="34473">
  <title><![CDATA[In Praise of Shadows]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Edward G. Seidensticker]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.13</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>300</ratings_count>
  <published>1980</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Naomi: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.73</average_rating>
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  <published>1985</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Some Prefer Nettles]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.69</average_rating>
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  <published>1959</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Key]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.94</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>153</ratings_count>
  <published>1900</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Seven Japanese Tales]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.91</average_rating>
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  <published>1970</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Diary of a Mad Old Man]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.69</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>141</ratings_count>
  <published>1967</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Quicksand]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.76</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>83</ratings_count>
  <published>1994</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[A Cat, a Man, and Two Women]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.84</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>55</ratings_count>
  <published>1988</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Key &amp; Diary of a Mad Old Man]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jun'ichiro Tanizaki]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>51</ratings_count>
  <published>2004</published>  
  
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