Book cover for In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

In Praise of Shadows

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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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.
Pages
48
Released
1977
Publisher
Leete's Island Books
ISBN
9780918172020
Fiction
General
Literary Collections
Essays
Philosophy
Aesthetics

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