The Siren's Lament Essential Stories【電子書籍】[ Jun'ichiro Tanizaki ]

＜p＞＜strong＞'One of the greatest Japanese writers... his work explores the destructive power of erotic obsessions' ＜em＞Guardian＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Outstanding... rich and mysterious' ＜em＞New York Times Book Review＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞A new selection and translation of short stories by a hugely prominent classic Japanese writer, filled with eroticism and fantasy＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The rich and mysterious short stories of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki pulse with a restless eroticism. Visiting a kingdom ruled by a weak-willed duke, the sage Confucius finds himself drawn into a battle of wills. A na?ve servant boy is compelled down a path of vice and sin by his master's daughter. A young prince finds himself enraptured by his newest possession: a beguiling, enchanting mermaid.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These three stories, two of which are here translated for the first time by Bryan Karetnyk, capture the essence of Tanizaki's shorter writings. Drawing on tales from both Japanese and Chinese mythology, ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る