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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Born

in Nihonbashi,Tokyo, Japan

July 24, 1886

Died

July 30, 1965

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Essays

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Poe, Sade, Wilde, Baudelaire ...more

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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎潤一郎) was a Japanese author, and one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, 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 "the West" and "Japanese tradition" are juxtaposed. The results are complex, ironic, demure, and provocative. ...more

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	In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator & Afterword), Charles Moore (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.99 avg rating — 33,433 ratings — published 1933 — 129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 12,591 ratings — published 1948 — 141 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naomi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Anthony H. Chambers (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 9,302 ratings — published 1924 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Key 3.56 avg rating — 8,115 ratings — published 1956 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cat, a Man, and Two Women: Stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 谷崎潤一郎, Paul McCarthy (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 6,686 ratings — published 1936 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Prefer Nettles 3.61 avg rating — 5,188 ratings — published 1928 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quicksand 3.64 avg rating — 4,677 ratings — published 1928 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Mad Old Man by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Howard Hibbett (Translator) 3.45 avg rating — 4,025 ratings — published 1961	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Japanese Tales by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Howard Hibbett (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 2,150 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devils in Daylight by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 谷崎潤一郎, J. Keith Vincent (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 2,265 ratings — published 1918 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (?)

“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows

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“The older we get the more we seem to think that everything was better in the past.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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“Whenever I see the alcove of a tastefully built Japanese room, I marvel at our comprehension of the secrets of shadows, our sensitive use of shadow and light. For the beauty of the alcove is not the work of some clever device. An empty space is marked off with plain wood and plain walls, so that the light drawn into its forms dim shadows within emptiness. There is nothing more. And yet, when we gaze into the darkness that gathers behind the crossbeam, around the flower vase, beneath the shelves, though we know perfectly well it is mere shadow, we are overcome with the feeling that in this small corner of the atmosphere there reigns complete and utter silence; that here in the darkness immutable tranquility holds sway.”
― Junichiro Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows

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