In praise of shadows / Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

Main entry:

Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965.

Title & Author:

In praise of shadows / Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

Publication:

Description:

73 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

Vintage classics

Notes:
Originally published: New Haven, Conn. : Leete's Island Books, 1977.
Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

In Praise of Shadows is an essay on aesthetics, which describes the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age. It covers architecture, jade, food, and the use of space in buildings.

ISBN:

0099283573 (paperback)
9780099283577 (paperback)

Subject:

Aesthetics.
Architektur
Auswirkung
Ästhetik
Japan
Westliche Welt

Form/genre:

Essays

Added entries:

Vintage classics.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 228434
Call No.: PL839.A7 I33 2001
Status: Available

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