In praise of shadows

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  • Author: Tanizaki, Junʼichirō
    Contributor:

    Harper, Thomas J.

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    Seidensticker, Edward

    Summary:

    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.

    Genre: Philosophy
    Original Publisher: Sedgwick, ME : Leet's Island Books, 1977
    Language(s): English

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Harper, Thomas J.

Seidensticker, Edward

Abstract

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.

Genre
Philosophy
Publisher (Source)

Sedgwick, ME : Leet's Island Books, 1977

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9780918172020

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