In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of refined cruelty.[...]
Four sisters of a respected Japanese family find different ways to cope with the harsh realities of life in postwar Japan[...]
Kaname's father-in-law plans to save Kaname's marriage by involving the couple in the classic traditions of Japan, especially the puppet theater[...]
A young, well-born Osaka widow, Sonoko Kakiuchi, describes her husband's humiliation and the influence of a beautiful and totally corrupt art student on their lives, in a novel set in the 1920s[...]
Japanilaisen kirjailijan Junichiro Tanizakin (1886-1965) Varjojen ylistys on maailmankirjallisuuden klassikko, joka auttaa meitä ymmärtämään japanilaisen kulttuurin vanhoja arvoja ja perinteitä. Arkisten pulmien kautta Tanizaki pohtii japanilaista estetiikkaa ja länsimaisen kulttuurin mukanaa[...]