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Seven Japanese Tales
Contributor(s): Tanizaki, Junichiro (Author)

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ISBN: 0679761071     ISBN-13: 9780679761075
Publisher: Vintage
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 1996
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Annotation: In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of refined cruelty.

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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 96007175
Series: Vintage International
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Review Citations: New York Times 01/05/1997 pg. 28
 
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Junichiro Tanizaki's Seven Japanese Tales collects stories that explore the boundary at which love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of voluptuous cruelty.

A beautiful blind musician exacts the ultimate sacrifice from the man who is both her disciple and her lover. A tattooist turns the body of an exquisite young girl into a reflection of her predatory inner nature. A young man is erotically imprisoned by memories of his absent mother. Shocking in its content and lyrical in its beauty, these stories represent some of the finest work of one of Japan's greatest modern writers.

 
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