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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki


Japan (1886 - 1965)

Junichiro Tanizaki was born in Nihombashi, in the commercial district near Tokyo Bay. His family owned a printing press, founded by Tanizaki's grandfather near the rice merchants' quarter. Aften falling on hard times Tanizaki's family had lost much of its former wealth. Tanizaki worshiped his mother who breast-fed him until he was 6. Despite financial problems, his parents pampered him and took him to countless theatrical performances, which early gave birth to the author's passion for drama and the traditional Japanese arts.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Quicksand (1931)
   Ashikari and the Story of Shunkin (1936)
   Naomi (1947)
   The Makioka Sisters (1957)
   Some Prefer Nettles (1960)
   Diary of a Mad Old Man (1961)
   The Key (1961)
   The Maids (1974)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Devils in Daylight (1918)
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