Red Roofs and Other Stories

Author:   Jun'ichiro Tanizaki ,  Paul McCarthy ,  Anthony Chambers
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Volume:   79
ISBN:  

9780472053278


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886–1965), the author of Naomi; A Cat, a Man, and Two Women; and The Makioka Sisters, was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. The four stories in this volume date from the first and second decades of Tanizaki’s long career and reflect themes that appear throughout his work: exoticism, sexuality, sadomasochism, contrasts between traditional and modern societies, disparities between appearance and reality, the power of dreams, amorality, an interest in cinema, and a fascination with the techniques of storytelling. The stories—translated into English here for the first time—are: “The Strange Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga” (“Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi,” 1926), “A Night in Qinhuai” (“Shinwai no yo,” 1919), “The Magician” (“Majutsushi,” 1917), and “Red Roofs” (“Akai yane,” 1925).

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Author:   Jun'ichiro Tanizaki ,  Paul McCarthy ,  Anthony Chambers
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Volume:   79
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.218kg
ISBN:  

9780472053278


ISBN 10:   0472053272
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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We still have far too little of Tanizaki's work from the teens and twenties. The four stories collected here show the variety of exoticisms Tanizaki was critically exploring at this time. The Strange Case of Tomoda and Matsunaga treats the contemporary fascination with the West, Red Roofs is about youth culture in Tokyo, A Night in Qinhaui trains an exoticist eye on China, and The Magician is pure, unadulterated fantasy. The translations are flawless no surprise coming from Chambers and McCarthy and the selection fills an important gap in the list of available English translations of Tanizaki. They round out our picture of Tanizaki s development as a writer, providing early sketches, as well as intriguing postscripts to some of his most important works. J. Keith Vincent, Boston University, award-winning translator of Okamoto Kanoko s A Riot of Goldfish


“We still have far too little of Tanizaki's work from the teens and twenties.The four stories collected here show the variety of exoticisms Tanizakiwas critically exploring at this time. ‘The Strange Case of Tomoda andMatsunaga’ treats the contemporary fascination with the West, ‘RedRoofs’ is about youth culture in Tokyo, ‘A Night in Qinhaui’ trains anexoticist eye on China, and ‘The Magician’ is pure, unadulterated fantasy.The translations are flawless—no surprise coming from Chambers andMcCarthy—and the selection fills an important gap in the list of availableEnglish translations of Tanizaki. They round out our picture of Tanizaki’sdevelopment as a writer, providing early sketches, as well as intriguingpostscripts to some of his most important works.” - J. Keith Vincent, Boston University, award-winning translator ofOkamoto Kanoko’s A Riot of Goldfish


We still have far too little of Tanizaki's work from the teens and twenties.The four stories collected here show the variety of exoticisms Tanizakiwas critically exploring at this time. 'The Strange Case of Tomoda andMatsunaga' treats the contemporary fascination with the West, 'RedRoofs' is about youth culture in Tokyo, 'A Night in Qinhaui' trains anexoticist eye on China, and 'The Magician' is pure, unadulterated fantasy.The translations are flawless-no surprise coming from Chambers andMcCarthy-and the selection fills an important gap in the list of availableEnglish translations of Tanizaki. They round out our picture of Tanizaki'sdevelopment as a writer, providing early sketches, as well as intriguingpostscripts to some of his most important works. - J. Keith Vincent, Boston University, award-winning translator ofOkamoto Kanoko's A Riot of Goldfish


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Paul McCarthy is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Culture, Surugadai University, Saitama, Japan Anthony H. Chambers is Professor Emeritus of Japanese at Arizona State University

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