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March 25, 2017 | Single Authors Short Stories

By Jun'ichiro Tanizaki,Paul McCarthy,Anthony Chambers

Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886–1965), the writer of Naomi; A Cat, a guy, and Women; and The Makioka Sisters, was once one of many nice writers of the 20 th century. The 4 tales during this quantity date from the 1st and moment many years of Tanizaki’s lengthy profession and mirror subject matters that seem all through his paintings: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism, contrasts among conventional and glossy societies, disparities among visual appeal and fact, the ability of desires, amorality, an curiosity in cinema, and a fascination with the ideas of storytelling. The stories—translated into English right here for the 1st time—are: “The unusual Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga” (“Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi,” 1926), “A evening in Qinhuai” (“Shinwai no yo,” 1919), “The Magician” (“Majutsushi,” 1917), and “Red Roofs” (“Akai yane,” 1925).

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