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The Key by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
18.95 NZD
21.95 (13% off)
Category: Fiction
'This year I intend to begin writing freely about a topic which, in the past, I have hesitated to mention even here. I have always avoided commenting on my sexual relations with Ikuko, for fear that she might surreptitiously read my diary and be offended-' So begins The Key - a forthright and moving ...Show more
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
24.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of prid ...Show more
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
26.00 NZD
Category: Classic | Series: Vintage Classic Japanese Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
'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 Yanagihara In the years leading up to the Second World War, four sisters live in dilapidated houses in Osaka and Ashiya, and eac ...Show more
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