Red Roofs and Other Stories: Volume 79 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780472073276)

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: 0472073273
ISBN-13: 9780472073276
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.70d

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