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In Praise of Shadows
In Praise of Shadows
Author: Junichiro Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper (Translator), Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
Widely considered to be a classic, this essay on Japanese aesthetics by a major author ranges from the patina of lacquerware and the custom of moon-viewing to monastery toilets and the lighting in a brothel, while contrasting the Japanese sense of subtlety and nuance with Western imports such as electric lighting. — Foreword by Charles Moore; aft...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780918172020
ISBN-10: 0918172020
Publication Date: 1/1980
Pages: 56
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Publisher: Leetes Island Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This eloquent, thought sometimes perverse, essay on the Japanese sense of beauty by one of the most articulate of modern Japanese novelists is something everyone interested in Japan should read. I shall certainly recommend it to my students. The publishers of this book have given us a little gem. - Edwin McClellan, Yale University


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