Blogs about: Junichiro Tanizaki
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Three Quick Hits: An Artist of the Floating World, The Samurai, In Praise of Shadows
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (1986) A painter fears his wartime association with nationalists is tainting the lives of his loved ones in post-World War II Japan. Like the buttoned… more →
The Molten Notebook
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
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chasing bawa wrote 6 days ago: I was expecting Junichiro Tanizaki’s The Makioka Sisters to be a challenging read. Tanizaki, a … more →
A Japanese Thing: Yoshoku
chasing bawa wrote 2 months ago: Here’s an interesting article I found about Japanese Western food from a post on Frugal Travel … more →
Junichiro Tanizaki's handwriting 1963
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myosei wrote 4 months ago: “The heart of mine is only one, it cannot be known by anybody but myself.” … more →
Dream projects: David Cronenberg
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stevenhartwriter wrote 4 months ago: Since books and movies are my two most frequently blogged-about subjects, I’m going to spend t … more →
Tanizaki's Makioka Sisters
phillipkay wrote 5 months ago: The Makioka Sisters (Sasame Yuki, Light Snow), first published in 1948, was written by Junichiro Tan … more →
In praise of shadows of Japan
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Madam wrote 6 months ago: Photo: Homemade omusubi stuffed with bainiku (pickled plum) Not long ago a newspaper reporter came t … more →
Review of Some Prefer Nettles
John Walsh wrote 7 months ago: In the interwar years, a couple come to terms with their loveless marriage and the woman’s pre … more →
On Reading Bridges
adairjones wrote 8 months ago: On the wrong side of a debate with Henry VIII regarding the authority of the Pope, Sir Thomas More, … more →
The Firefly Hunt
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luckyal wrote 9 months ago: …They could still see each other’s faces when they left the house, but by the time they reached the … more →
Theatre: Shun-Kin
rhodri89 wrote 9 months ago: On Thursday, as I had mentioned before I went to the Barbican centre to see Shun-Kin. Apparently it … more →
Shadows: Yasushi Inoue’s “Der Tod des Teemeisters” and “Das Jagdgewehr”
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shigekuni wrote 11 months ago: Inoue, Yasushi (2008), Der Tod des Teemeisters, SuhrkampISBN 978-3-518-46025-2[honkaku bō ibun, tran … more →
Three Quick Hits: An Artist of the Floating World, The Samurai, In Praise of Shadows
asianclassicsproject wrote 11 months ago: An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (1986) A painter fears his wartime association wit … more →
A confissão impúdica
maitê wrote 1 year ago: Junho.2008 A confissão impúdica – Junichiro Tanizaki Sinopse: “A Confissão Impudica é o … more →
Ridiculous Convolutions
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karlo mikhail wrote 1 year ago: 1. I have begun reading John Berger’s Booker Prize winning novel G. It is written in a manner … more →
chinimanjunath wrote 1 year ago: Kaname felt, indeed, that there was no reason why he need stop seeing her after they had separated. … more →
A cat, a man and two women
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ameer wrote 1 year ago: LuciaT wrote about this book, saying that, unlike most cases, the cat is not merely a pretext, but a … more →
Junichiro Tanizaki, In praise of shadows
zervez wrote 1 year ago: Just read Junichiro Tanizaki, In praise of shadows. A book written in mid 20th century about a probl … more →
