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Seven Japanese Tales (Paperback)

by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage International Ed edition (1 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679761071
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679761075
  • Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.3 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,201 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Beauty, Passion, Desire, Love, Sorcery, Violence, Death ..., 18 April 1997
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Beautiful women, bold men, treachery, wars, rape, pillage, gruesome butchery ...the passions of the mankind are in these tales of ancient oriental tribes.

The writing is amazingly vivid. I could almost imagine a samurai jumping out of the page and plunging his sword into an enemy heart. The furtive passionate embraces are treated with a delicacy unlike the modern day novels where sex is like brushing one's teeth.

The apt analogy I can think of in the context of these stories are the celebrated movies by Kurosawa wherein the passions are not sterilized for the comfort of the watcher.

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5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Seven astonishing tales that capture my imagination forever., 29 April 1999
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This book was my traveling companion during my solo exploration around Europe for two months. When I was on the trip, this book put me in perspective about life and the living experiences. Imagine, my only traveling companion is Junichiro Tanizaki. Wonderful book.
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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fire and Ice, an emotional and intellectual experience., 27 Jan 1999
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This book at times had me sitting on the edge of an emotional chair. Tanizaki in these tales has managed to communicate every emotion simply but clearly. For me at times it was like looking into a deep crystal clear lake, so clear every detail of the lake, to its bottom was vividly visible. It was quite a different reading experience. Sensuality is combined easily with prudence, and art, making for a simultaneously strong emotional and intellectual experience. I would definitely recommend this book to serious readers.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Compelling In That Stark And Desolate Japanese Author Way
This book was a good read with a few compelling plotlines, but I didn't find Tanizaki's style particularly memorable because he so very much resembles Mishima.
Published on 27 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars I found it fascinating and intriguing
Though some of the longer short stories got very tedious at parts, in the end they were worth reading. Very excellent stories to provoke thinking on human behaviors.
Published on 15 Jun 1998

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