PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9780749397104
- Categories Biographies and Memoirs, BX, BXOS, F LIT, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities, RM 10 - RM 19.99
- Author(s) Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Pages 576
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 19.8cm x 3.6cm x 12.7cm
- Weight 0.41 kg
product description
Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.

