In a famous essay, he finds it "hard to be really at home with things that shine and glitter" and calls the toilet "a place of spiritual repose.
In a famous essay, he finds it "hard to be really at home with things that shine and glitter" and calls the toilet "a place of spiritual repose." He was happy when an earthquake rocked Yokohoma, where he wrote screenplays for a living. Novels like A Fool's Love and A Portrait of Shunkin demonstrated his "historical aesthetics" outlined in the essay "In Praise of Shadows." FTP name this Japanese author of "The Tattooer," The Key, Some Prefer Nettles, and The Makioka Sisters.
In a famous essay, he finds it "hard to be really at home with things that shine and glitter" and calls the toilet "a place of spiritual repose.
{Tanizaki} Jun'ichiro