The Siren's Lament (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
192
Utgivningsdatum
2023-09-28
Förlag
Pushkin Press
Översättare
Bryan Karetnyk
Originalspråk
Japanese
Dimensioner
162 x 118 x 16 mm
Vikt
182 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781782278092

The Siren's Lament

Essential Stories

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<p><b>'One of the greatest Japanese writers... his work explores the destructive power of erotic obsessions' <i>Guardian</i></b></p><p><b>'Outstanding... rich and mysterious' <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b></p><p><b>A new selection and translation of short stories by a hugely prominent classic Japanese writer, filled with eroticism and fantasy</b></p> The rich and mysterious short stories of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki pulse with a restless eroticism. Visiting a kingdom ruled by a weak-willed duke, the sage Confucius finds himself drawn into a battle of wills. A nave servant boy is compelled down a path of vice and sin by his master's daughter. A young prince finds himself enraptured by his newest possession: a beguiling, enchanting mermaid.</p></p>These three stories, two of which are here translated for the first time by Bryan Karetnyk, capture the essence of Tanizaki's shorter writings. Drawing on tales from both Japanese and Chinese mythology, combined with poignant psychological realism, Tanizaki reveals and revels in the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.</p>
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In these stories we have that still-young man, randy and undisciplined, ranging everywhere for pleasure. The Washington Post Undiscovered jewels. Guardian "A stylistic tour de force... a wonderful addition to English representations of one of Japan's most imaginative, controversial novelists" -- Times Literary Supplement Lyrical, dramatic and unforgettableHighly recommended! Shiny New Books Praise for Jinochiro Tanizaki: Junichiro Tanizaki may well prove to be the outstanding Japanese novelist of this century New York Times Book Review Japan's great modern novelist. Tanizaki createda lifelong series of ingenious variations on a dominant theme: the power of love to energize and destroy Chicago Tribune Tanizaki writes with an unabashed sensuality John Updike

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Jun'ichiro Tanizaki is widely considered to be one of Japan's most important writers. Born in Tokyo in 1886, he began his literary career in 1909 and published numerous plays, essays, novels and short stories. His writing is characterised by ironic wit, subtle family dynamics and charged, fraught depictions of sexuality and identity. The prestigious Tanizaki Prize is named in his honour.