In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows

In Praise of Shadows

Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
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Publisher Description

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.

GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2017
1 July
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
64
Pages
PUBLISHER
Leete's Island Books
SELLER
Chicago Review Press, Inc. DBA Independent Publishers Group
SIZE
1.4
MB

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