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Some prefer nettles / Junichiro Tanizaki ; translated from the Japanese by Edward G. Seidensticker.
Language: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: London : Vintage, 2001.Description: 151p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 0099283379 (pbk.)
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | TAN | Available | 068284 |
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Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1955; London: Secker & Warburg, 1956.
"The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce.
Misako's father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the time-honoured Japanese traditions of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. The result is an absorbing, chilling conflict between ancient and modern, young and old." -- Back cover
