In Praise of Shadows

Leetes Island Books

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UPC:
9780918172020
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
12/1/1977
Author:
Junichiro Tanizaki
Language:
English: Published; English: Original Language; English
Edition:
First Edition
Pages:
56
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An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.