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Book SynopsisTanizaki Jun'ichir? (1886-1965), the author of
Naomi; A Cat, a Man, and Two Women and
The Makioka Sisters, was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The four stories in this volume date from the first and second decades of Tanizaki’s long career and reflect themes that appear throughout his work.
Trade Review“We still have far too little of Tanizaki's work from the teens and twenties.The four stories collected here show the variety of exoticisms Tanizakiwas critically exploring at this time. ‘The Strange Case of Tomoda andMatsunaga’ treats the contemporary fascination with the West, ‘RedRoofs’ is about youth culture in Tokyo, ‘A Night in Qinhaui’ trains anexoticist eye on China, and ‘The Magician’ is pure, unadulterated fantasy.The translations are flawless—no surprise coming from Chambers andMcCarthy—and the selection fills an important gap in the list of availableEnglish translations of Tanizaki. They round out our picture of Tanizaki’sdevelopment as a writer, providing early sketches, as well as intriguingpostscripts to some of his most important works.” - J. Keith Vincent, Boston University, award-winning translator ofOkamoto Kanoko’s
A Riot of Goldfish
