In Praise of Shadows - Vintage Classics

An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The result is a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age.'Elegant...a delight to read' Independent on Sunday

ISBN:	9780099283577
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Vintage Classics
Published date:	03 May 2001
DEWEY:	111.85
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Sales rank:	15669
Number of pages:	73
Weight:	66g
Height:	130mm
Width:	199mm
Spine width:	8mm

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