In Praise of Shadows
of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator), Charles Moore (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)
Description
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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- Format Paperback
- Pages 56 pages
- Publisher Leete's Island Books
- Publication Date December 1st 1977
- First Publication 10/28/33
- Language English
- ISBN 9780918172020
- Edition Not informed
- Category Non-Fiction
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