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In praise of shadows

Author: Junichirō Tanizaki
Publisher: London : Vintage, 2001.
Series: Vintage classics
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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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.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Junichirō Tanizaki
ISBN: 0099283573 9780099283577
OCLC Number: 759887668
Language Note: Translated from the Japanese.
Notes: Online version:: Tanizaki, Juniʼchirō, 1886-1965.: In praise of shadows.
Originally published: New Haven, Conn. : Leete's Island Books, 1977.
Description: 73 s. ; 20 cm.
Series Title: Vintage classics
Other Titles: Ineʼi raisan.
Responsibility: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

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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.

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