Tanizaki Junichiro
One of Japan's major novelists, renowned for his exploration of beauty, obsession, and the erotic. His masterwork The Makioka Sisters is a richly detailed portrait of a declining Osaka merchant family.
Works
- The Makioka SistersMulti-generational family saga chronicling rituals and relationships among sisters
- Some Prefer NettlesMarital drama exploring tension between modern desire and traditional obligation
- The KeyErotic novella about a husband and wife's sexual rivalry and obsession
- In Praise of ShadowsAesthetic meditation on beauty found in shadows, subtlety, and imperfection
- NaomiNovel of adolescent seduction and sexual awakening in imperial Japan