Jun'Ichiro Tanizaki: The Siren's Lament: Essential Stories
The Siren's Lament: Essential Stories
Buch
- Übersetzung: Bryan Karetnyk
- Steerforth Press, 09/2023
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781782278092
- Bestellnummer: 11137011
- Umfang: 224 Seiten
- Gewicht: 367 g
- Maße: 162 x 117 mm
- Stärke: 17 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 26.9.2023
- Serie: Essential Stories
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures--translated into English for the first time--from a classic Japanese writerFeaturing "The Qilin," "The Siren's Lament," and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.
"The Qilin" The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure.
Killing O-Tsuya A naïve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.
"The Siren's Lament" Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.
The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.