Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parentModerate
Terminal illnessCommunity Reviews
Summary of 29 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
mysterious 42%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
160 pages | first published 2022
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ISBN/UID: 9780231202152
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 04 January 2022
Description
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most prominent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar novels such as The Makioka Sisters and...Book Information
Longing and Other Stories
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki with Anthony Chambers (Translator), Paul McCarthy (Translator)
160 pages | first published 2022
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ISBN/UID: 9780231202152
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 04 January 2022
Description
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most prominent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar novels such as The Makioka Sisters and...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parentModerate
Terminal illnessCommunity Reviews
Summary of 29 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
mysterious 42%
tense 42%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
challenging 14%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating