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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, 24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature.
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷 (たに)崎 (ざき) 潤 (じゅん)一 (いち)郎 (ろう),, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō?) is a member of the Armed Detective Agency and the older brother of Naomi Tanizaki who owns the ability named Light Snow.
The Makioka Sisters (細雪, Sasameyuki, "light snow") is a novel by Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki that was serialized from 1943 to 1948. It follows the lives of the wealthy Makioka family of Osaka from the autumn of 1936 to April 1941, focusing on the family's attempts to find a husband for the third sister, Yukiko.
Some Prefer Nettles (蓼喰う虫, Tade kū mushi, Historical orthography: 蓼喰ふ蟲) is a 1929 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It was first published in 1928–9 as a newspaper serial. The novel is often regarded as the most autobiographical of Tanizaki's works and one of his finest novels.
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ( 谷崎 潤一郎) was a Japanese author, and one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Sōseki.
May 28, 2015 · The 1933 gem In Praise of Shadows (public library) by Japanese literary titan Junichiro Tanizaki (July 24, 1886–July 30, 1965) belongs to that special order of slim, enormously powerful books that enchant the lay reader with an esoteric subject, leaving a lifelong imprint on the imagination — rare masterpieces like Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ...
Feb 24, 2016 · Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, 1886-1965) was a Japanese novelist who made his literary debut in 1910. He was an adherent of the romantic movement in Japanese literature, which had emerged in reaction to Japanese naturalism, then at the height of its influence.
Tanizaki Jun’ichirō was a major modern Japanese novelist, whose writing is characterized by eroticism and ironic wit. His earliest short stories, of which “Shisei” (1910; “The Tattooer”) is an example, have affinities with Edgar Allan Poe and the French Decadents.
Oct 21, 2021 · THE MAKIOKA SISTERS by Junichiro Tanizaki | Review first published Oct. 13, 1957. Stories of rich or puissant families in decline, stories of the marrying-off of sisters, stories of the...
The Makioka Sisters, novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō, originally published as Sasameyuki (“A Light Snowfall”). The work is often considered to be Tanizaki’s masterpiece. Serialization of the novel began in 1943 but was suspended by the military government; publication of the complete work was delayed
