A Cat, a Man, and Two Women (Japan's Modern Writers)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 4770016050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
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I have always been a fan of Tanizaki's writing so I have always been a fan of Tanizaki's writing so I am biased. While the novella, A Cat, A Man, and Two Women (and the other two short stories) are quite light-hearted in nature, his prose permeates on every page.. Rubbery dialogs and odd obsessions Three stories make up "A Cat, a Man and Two Women," each displaying a roughly similar variation on a theme, the ever-present Tanizaki idea of domination and submission. An interesting riff in the selected trio is the various flavors of dom/sub, being both sexual and completely non-sexual. To paraphr. "A lovely, low-key novella, and more" according to GeoX. I sometimes wonder whom I like more: Mishima or Tanizaki. I think what it comes down to is that, what the latter may lack in raw passion (though that may not even be a fair point of comparison), he makes up for in an essential humaneness which is lacking in the former. Though he frequently puts his
Don't miss this piece of brilliant drollery." -- Washington Post Book World"Even his lighter-hearted fictions make us hold our breath, and the endings don't let us quite exhale."--John Updike, The New Yorker -- The New Yorker"Not only Japan's greatest twentieth-century writer but also one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century."--Los Angeles Times -- Los Angeles Times"Tanizaki at both his best and most bizarre."--Boston Globe -- Boston Globe"The title story is one of the finest pieces of literature concerning cats ever written."--Choice -- Choice"Worl
Donald Keene's assessment appears to be coming true: "It is likely that if any one writer of the period will stand the test of time and be accepted as a figure of world stature, it will be Tanizaki." Paul McCarthy, Professor of Comparative Cultures at Surugadai University, has translated Tanizaki's "The Little Kingdom," "Professor Rado," Childhood Years, and The Gourmet Club. Jun'ichiro Tanizaki was born in central Tokyo in 1886. His tra
The novella and two short stories in this lucid translation reveal Tanizaki at both his best and his most bizarre. Don't miss this piece of brilliant drollery".--The Washington Post Book World.. "A masterpiece