In Praise Of Shadows

Author: Junichiro Tanizaki

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Price : 15.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780099283577
Publisher : Penguin Random House
Imprint : Arrow
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Weight (g) : 0.068
Publication date : November 2012
Dimensions : 197mm X 131mm X 6mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Junichiro Tanizaki
Bind : Paperback
Edition : New edition
Pages : 80
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"This is an essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. The text ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The essay forms a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age."

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An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.