ENGLISH

In Praise of Shadows

By Junichiro Tanizaki

Book information

Year
1977
ISBN
0918172020, 9780918172020
Open Library ID
OL8340612M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4583431 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
56\58
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.

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