This author's essay "In Praise of Shadows" explores the emerging traditionalism in his best known works. Early short stories include "The Whirlpool," which intertwines the themes of beauty and morality he first experienced with his translation of The Picture of Dorian Grey into Japanese. Themes of dark beauty also surround the artist Seikichi in his creation of a black widow in his "The Tattooer," but he is better known for his stories about exce
This author's essay "In Praise of Shadows" explores the emerging traditionalism in his best known works. Early short stories include "The Whirlpool," which intertwines the themes of beauty and morality he first experienced with his translation of The Picture of Dorian Grey into Japanese. Themes of dark beauty also surround the artist Seikichi in his creation of a black widow in his "The Tattooer," but he is better known for his stories about excessive eroticism like Diary of a Mad Old Man and fetishism in Some Prefer Nettles. For ten points, name this author best known for his depiction of Osaka family life, The Makioka Sisters.
This author's essay "In Praise of Shadows" explores the emerging traditionalism in his best known works.
Junichiro Tanizaki