Mode Toits rouges et autres histoires : Tanizaki Jun'ichir ? (Série de monographies Michigan en

Product Name: Mode Toits rouges et autres histoires : Tanizaki Jun'ichir ? (Série de monographies Michigan en
EAN：9780472073276 UPC：9780472073276 ISBN：9780472073276 MPN：N/A Format：Hardback, 277 pages Author：Anthony H. Chambers (Translated by) Book Title：Red Roofs and Other Stories: Tanizaki Junichir? ( Item Height：1.8 cm Item Length：20.6 cm Item Weight：0.32 kg Item Width：14.7 cm mode Language：Eng Publisher：The University of Michigan Press
Tanizaki Junichir? (1886-1965), the author of Naomi; A Cat, a Man, andTwo Women; and The Makioka Sisters, was one of the great writers ofthe twentieth century. The four stories in this volume date from the firstand second decades of Tanizakis long career and reflect themes thatappear throughout his work: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism,contrasts between traditional and modern societies, disparities betweenappearance and reality, the power of dreams, amorality, an interestin cinema, and a fascination with the techniques of storytelling. Thestories-translated into English here for the first time-are: ""The StrangeCase of Tomoda and Matsunaga"" (""Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi,""1926), ""A Night in Qinhuai"" (""Shinwai no yo,"" 1919), ""The Magician""(""Majutsushi,"" 1917), and ""Red Roofs"" (""Akai yane,"" 1925)..