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Seven Japanese Tales

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In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of refined cruelty.

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Seven Japanese Tales, Tanizaki Jun’ichirō

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1996
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English
Publisher
Random House
Released
1996
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Paperback
ISBN10
0679761071
ISBN13
9780679761075
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In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of refined cruelty.