The Makioka Sisters
Author: Tanizaki, Junichiro
ISBN: 9780749397104
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Oct 1993
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback / softback
'The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book Review
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 pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
ISBN: 9780749397104
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Oct 1993
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback / softback
'The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book Review
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 pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
