Jun’ichirō Tanizaki (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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For Western readers, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki is best known for his short stories and short novels.
Throughout his career, however, he was a prolific writer of plays, essays, and translations as well. Many English readers favor his long novel Sasameyuki (1943-1948, 1949; The Makioka Sisters, 1957) as his best work. It is the story of a family’s efforts to arrange a marriage for Yukiko, the third of four daughters in a respectable Osaka family. Tanizaki has written a number of plays, and also noteworthy are his two translations into...
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