{"product_id":"the-makioka-sisters-paperback","title":"The Makioka Sisters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunichirō Tanizaki's magisterial evocation of a proud Osaka family in decline during the years immediately before World War II is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century and a classic of international literature. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tsuruko, the eldest sister of the once-wealthy Makioka family, clings obstinately to the prestige of her family name even as her husband prepares to move their household to Tokyo, where that name means nothing. Sachiko compromises valiantly to secure the future of her younger sisters. The shy, unmarried Yukiko is a hostage to her family's exacting standards, while the spirited Taeko rebels by flinging herself into scandalous romantic alliances and dreaming of studying fashion design in France. Filled with vignettes of a vanishing way of life, \u003ci\u003eThe Makioka Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant yet unsparing portrait of a family--and an entire society--sliding into the abyss of modernity. It possesses in abundance the keen social insight and unabashed sensuality that distinguish Tanizaki as a master novelist.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki was born in Tokyo in 1886 and lived there until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region, the scene of his novel \u003cb\u003eThe Makioka Sisters\u003c\/b\u003e (1943-48). Among his works are \u003cb\u003eNaomi\u003c\/b\u003e (1924), \u003cb\u003eSome Prefer Nettles\u003c\/b\u003e (1928), \u003cb\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/b\u003e (1930), \u003cb\u003eArrowroot\u003c\/b\u003e (1931), \u003cb\u003eA Portrait of Shunkin\u003c\/b\u003e (1933), \u003cb\u003eThe Secret History of the Lord of Musashi\u003c\/b\u003e (1935), modern versions of \u003cb\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/b\u003e (1941, 1954, and 1965), \u003cb\u003eCaptain Shigemoto's Mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), \u003cb\u003eThe Key\u003c\/b\u003e (1956), and \u003cb\u003eDiary of a Mad Old Man\u003c\/b\u003e (1961). By 1930 he had gained such renown that an edition of his complete works was published, and he was awarded Japan's Imperial Prize in Literature in 1949. Tanizaki died in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761567924512,"sku":"9780679761648","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a0aae91c35ee382a7e2ac70fff5ca62.webp?v=1780210668","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-makioka-sisters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}