In Praise of Shadows
ISBN-13:
9780099283577
Veröffentl:
2001
Einband:
B-format paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
03.05.2001
Seiten:
73
Autor:
Junichiro Tanizaki
Gewicht:
66 g
Format:
197x132x10 mm
Serie:
Vintage Classics
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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
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
An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.