{"product_id":"seven-japanese-tales-paperback","title":"Seven Japanese Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki's \u003ci\u003eSeven Japanese Tales\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Tokyo in 1886 and lived in the city until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region, the scene of one of his most well-known novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Makioka Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e (1943-48). The author of over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eNaomi\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), \u003ci\u003eSome Prefer Nettles\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eArrowroot\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), and \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of Shunkin\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), Tanizaki also published translations of the Japanese classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e in 1941, 1954, and 1965. Several of his novels, including \u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), \u003ci\u003eThe Key\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), and \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Mad Old Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) were made into movies. He was awarded Japan's Imperial Prize in Literature in 1949, and in 1965 he became the first Japanese writer to be elected as an honorary member of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Tanizaki died in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.09 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756902842656,"sku":"9780679761075","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9b0bb5e1d5521616f263b8ec89ee018.webp?v=1780088838","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seven-japanese-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}