{"product_id":"the-secret-history-of-the-lord-of-musashi-and-arrowroot-two-novels-paperback","title":"The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi and Arrowroot: Two Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a Japanese master of romantic and sexual obsession come two novels that treat traditional themes with sly wit and startling psychological sophistication. In \u003cb\u003eThe Secret History of the Lord of Musashi\u003c\/b\u003e, Junichir Tanizaki reimagines the exploits of a legendary samurai as a sadomasochistic dance between the hero and the wife of his enemy. \u003cb\u003eArrowroot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethough set in the twentieth century, views an adult orphan's search for his mother's past through the translucent \u003ci\u003eshoji \u003c\/i\u003escreen of ancient literature and myth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth works are replete with shocking juxtapositions. Severed heads become objects of erotic fixation. Foxes take on human shape. An aristocratic lady loves and pities the man she is conspiring to destroy. This supple translation reveals the full scope of Tanizaki's gift: his confident storytelling, luminous detail, and astonishingly vital female characters.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a Japanese master of romantic and sexual obsession come two novels that treat traditional themes with sly wit and startling psychological sophistication. In The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi, Junichir Tanizaki reimagines the exploits of a legendary samurai as a sadomasochistic dance between the hero and the wife of his enemy. Arrowroot,\" though set in the twentieth century, views an adult orphan's search for his mother's past through the translucent \"shoji screen of ancient literature and myth. \u003cbr\u003eBoth works are replete with shocking juxtapositions. Severed heads become objects of erotic fixation. Foxes take on human shape. An aristocratic lady loves and pities the man she is conspiring to destroy. This supple translation reveals the full scope of Tanizaki's gift: his confident storytelling, luminous detail, and astonishingly vital female characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.12 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759215149344,"sku":"9780375719318","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69cc0e0dedf23d7208c9e394423aef0c.webp?v=1780145741","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-secret-history-of-the-lord-of-musashi-and-arrowroot-two-novels-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}