In praise of shadows
Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-19652001
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In Praise of Shadows is an essay on aesthetics, which describes the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age. It covers architecture, jade, food, and the use of space in buildings.
Main title:
In praise of shadows / Junichirō Tanizaki ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2001.
Collation:
73p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1991.Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9780099283577 (pbk)
Dewey class:
111.85700.1
Local class:
111.85
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
784339
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