Vintage Classic Japanese: Makioka Sisters, The

Vintage Classic Japanese: Makioka Sisters, The
Junichiro Tanizaki
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Paperback
h190 x 135mm - 576pg
3 Oct 2019 UK
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9781784875435
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'An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade...I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century' David Mitchell'A near-perfect novel' Hanya YanagiharaIn the years leading up to the Second World War, four sisters live in dilapidated houses in Osaka and Ashiya, and each navigate their own complex, personal relationship to the fading lustre of the Makioka family name. Rich with breathtaking descriptions of ancient customs and an ever-changing natural world, Junichiro Tanizaki evokes in loving detail a long-lost way of life even as it withers under the harsh glare of modernity.TRANSLATED BY EDWARD SEIDENSTICKERPart of the VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.

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Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781784875435
Published: 3 Oct 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 190mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 576

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