Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker
by Junichiro Tanizaki
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0679424520
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424529
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book ReviewTanizaki'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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- A Cappella Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 319547
- Title
- Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker
- Author
- Junichiro Tanizaki
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679424520
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424529
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- May 1993
- Pages
- 498
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A Cappella Books
About A Cappella Books
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