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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Born

in Nihonbashi,Tokyo, Japan

July 24, 1886

Died

July 30, 1965

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Essays

Influences

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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Average rating: 3.82 · 97,027 ratings · 11,609 reviews · 594 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator & Afterword), Charles Moore (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,005 ratings — published 1933 — 131 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) 4.03 avg rating — 11,660 ratings — published 1948 — 31 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 — 8,702 ratings — published 1924 — 112 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 — 7,597 ratings — published 1956 — 54 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) 3.74 avg rating — 6,266 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 — 4,928 ratings — published 1928 — 106 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 — 4,342 ratings — published 1928 — 71 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 — 3,818 ratings — published 1961 — 25 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
	Seven Japanese Tales by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Howard Hibbett (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 2,097 ratings — published 1963 — 50 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) 3.64 avg rating — 1,965 ratings — published 1918 — 16 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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Polls

June 2022 Short Story/Novella Poll

how the poor die by George Orwell, 5-10 pages, 1946

70 votes, 29.0%

The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen, 32 pages, 1847

58 votes, 24.1%

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector, 96 pages, 1977

37 votes, 15.4%

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, 74 pages, 195

32 votes, 13.3%

The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil Title Story Only, Machado de Assis, 98 pages, 1882

27 votes, 11.2%

The Reed Cutter & Captain Shigemoto's Mother The Reed Cutter Only by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 54 pages, 1949

17 votes, 7.1%

241 total votes

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