Red Roofs and Other Stories: Volume 79 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780472053278)

Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886-1965), the author of Naomi; A Cat, a Man, and Two Women; and The Makioka Sisters, was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The four stories in this volume date from the first and second decades of Tanizaki's long career and reflect themes that appear throughout his work: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism, contrasts between traditional and modern societies, disparities between appearance and reality, the power of dreams, amorality, an interest in cinema, and a fascination with the techniques of storytelling. The stories--translated into English here for the first time--are: "The Strange Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga" ("Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi," 1926), "A Night in Qinhuai" ("Shinwai no yo," 1919), "The Magician" ("Majutsushi," 1917), and "Red Roofs" ("Akai yane," 1925).


Author: Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
ISBN-10: 0472053272
ISBN-13: 9780472053278
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016 pg. 27