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In Praise of Shadows (Vintage classics) Book

Presents an essay on aesthetics by one of the Japanese novelists. This text ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines a sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.Read More

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  • Foyles

    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

  • BookDepository

    In Praise of Shadows : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099283577 : 0099283573 : 01 Sep 2006 : 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.

  • Blackwell

    An essay on aesthetics. It explores 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.

  • 0099283573
  • 9780099283577
  • Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
  • 3 May 2001
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 80
  • New edition
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