In Praise of Shadows

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In Praise of Shadows

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ISBN: 9780918172020
author: Junichiro Tanizaki
translator: Thomas J. Harper / Edward G. Seidensticker
publishing house: Leete's Island Books
publication date: 1977
binding: Paperback
price: USD 9.95
number of pages: 56

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人类学 散文 日本 日本文学 美学
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Junichiro Tanizaki    translator: Thomas J. Harper / Edward G. Seidensticker

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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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