Author:Junichiro Tanizaki
The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce. Misako's father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the time-honoured Japanese traditions of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. The result is an absorbing, chilling conflict between ancient and modern, young and old.
A chilling climax. Tanizaki is a master of ambiguity in his own language and the subtle flavour of the work is skilfully preserved in this translation
—— The TimesOne of Japan's most popular writers in this century. In this and his other books, he pulls aside the shoji that screens Japanese home life to eavesdrop on what people are really saying and thinking behind their polite facades
—— New York TimesIt is important that the British public should become acquainted with this great twentieth-century Japanese fiction writer
—— Anthony BurgessAn amazing literary feat
—— Chicago TribuneI adore Mishima's prose and vivid descriptions. They pull me out of my daily reality
—— Amanda Harlech , Harpers BazaarThe work of Tanizaki offers to us in the West one of the most valuable keys to understanding the Japanese crisis of identity
—— IndependentAn extraordinary book which can truly be said to break new ground
—— New Yorker
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