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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, 24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature.
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷 (たに)崎 (ざき) 潤 (じゅん)一 (いち)郎 (ろう),, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō?) is a member of the Armed Detective Agency and the older brother of Naomi Tanizaki who owns the ability named Light Snow.
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- July 30, 1965
- July 24, 1886
- In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator), Charles Moore (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)
- The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
- Naomi.
- The Key.
In Praise of Shadows (陰翳礼讃, In'ei Raisan) is a 1933 essay on Japanese aesthetics by the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It was translated into English, in 1977, by the academic students of Japanese literature Thomas J. Harper and Edward Seidensticker .
- Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- 1933
Feb 24, 2016 · Learn about the life and literature of Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, a Japanese novelist who explored eroticism, masochism, and traditional culture. Discover his major works, such as Chijin no ai, Mōmoku Monogatari, and his translation of Genji Monogatari.
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The Makioka Sisters (細雪, Sasameyuki, "light snow") is a novel by Japanese writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki that was serialized from 1943 to 1948. It follows the lives of the wealthy Makioka family of Osaka from the autumn of 1936 to April 1941, focusing on the family's attempts to find a husband for the third sister, Yukiko.
Tanizaki Jun’ichirō was a major modern Japanese novelist, whose writing is characterized by eroticism and ironic wit. His earliest short stories, of which “Shisei” (1910; “The Tattooer”) is an example, have affinities with Edgar Allan Poe and the French Decadents.
