The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki Paperback Book

Description: The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki Tanizakis 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. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book Edmund White, New York Times Book ReviewTanizakis 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. Notes The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book Edmund White, New York Times Book Review Back Cover TRANSLATED BY EDWARD G. SEIDENSTICKER The outstanding Japanese novelist of the twentieth century... The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book Edmund White, New York Times Tanizakis 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. Complex, detailed, agreeably gossipy...an absorbing and richly textured story Sunday Times See also: Some Prefer Nettles Author Biography Junichiro Tanizaki was one of Japans greatest twentienth century novelists. Born in 1886 in Tokyo, his first published work - a one-act play - appeared in 1910 in a literary magazine he helped to found. Tanizaki lived in the cosmopolitan Tokyo area until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region and became absorbed in Japans past.All his most important works were written after 1923, among them Some Prefer Nettles (1929), The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi (1935), several modern versions of The Tale of Genji (1941, 1954 and 1965), The Makioka Sisters, The Key (1956) and Diary of a Mad Old Man (1961). He was awarded an Imperial Award for Cultural Merit in 1949 and in 1965 he was elected an honorary member of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the first Japanese writer to receive this honour. Tanizaki died later that same year. Review Exquisite craftsmanship * Guardian *An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade, during the Forties and Fifties, Id put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century -- David Mitchell * Daily Express *A complex, detailed and agreeably gossipy book...The authors obvious nostalgia for this vanished world does not prevent him from looking objectively at its darker side and this, together with his artful blend of the exotic and the mundane, creates an absorbing and richly textured story * Sunday Times *A subtle, moving novel * The Times *A classic novel of a whole country about to turn on the terrible hinge of the war into modernity; its tone is elegiac and bleak * Observer * Promotional The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book Edmund White, New York Times Book Review Kirkus US Review On the eve of war the Makioka family, representative of an old merchant class, found themselves on the financial and social decline. Their initial refusal to recognize this is proclaimed by a finicky attitude to the marriage proposals for the hand of Yukiko, now thirty. She is the epitome of Japanese womanhood-fragile, silent and obedient. She rejects the Western mannerisms and ideals of the youngest sister, Tacko, who is waiting impatiently for Yukikos marriage so that her own secret, unacceptable, liaison might be acknowledged. The two live at the house of Schiko, the third sister, whose concern and love prevent her from forcing them to abide by tradition and live at the house of the eldest sister, Tsuroko, who has now moved to Tokyo- away from the pressure of pretense, away from tradition and away from the responsibility of ruling the collateral branches of the Makioka family. As the nubility of Yukiko, and therefore her younger sister, decreases, desperate recuperative measures are taken at the expense of protocol and honor. A suitable man is found just as Taekos illegitimate pregnancy threatens to invalidate the preparations. All ends well, however. Poised and perceptive, the book expresses similar themes of the previous book Some ?? Nettles - dying tradition and dying aristocracy. (Kirkus Reviews) Long Description Since she rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional, Mary Coughlans battles with addiction, the problems in her personal life and career have been well documented. But until now she has never spoken of the traumatic events in her childhood that led to a life of rebellion, running away, and reliance on drugs and alcohol. In this funny, moving and typically outspoken memoir, Irelands best-loved jazz singer pulls no punches in getting to the heart of what made Mary so contrary. Detailing her battles with the bottle, her suicide attempts and her confinement in psychiatric hospitals, Mary tells of how, after hitting rock-bottom, she pulled herself out of the dregs of a vodka bottle to confront the foundations of her problems head-on. As she tells her story - with a ribald, running commentary on the highs and lows of celebrity culture - we get to experience an alternative evolution of Ireland in the 70s and 80s, populated with hippies, rock stars and movie moguls, and one wild Irish girl determined to live a life less ordinary. Review Text Exquisite craftsmanship Review Quote Exquisite craftsmanship Promotional "Headline" "The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book Edmund White, New York Times Book Review" Details ISBN0749397101 Year 1993 Translator Edward G. Seidensticker ISBN-10 0749397101 ISBN-13 9780749397104 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Japanese DEWEY 895.6344 Birth 1886 Death 1965 Media Book Tag vintageclassics Publisher Vintage Publishing Pages 576 Imprint Vintage Classics Publication Date 1993-07-12 Series Vintage Classics UK Release Date 1993-07-12 AU Release Date 1993-07-12 NZ Release Date 1993-07-12 Author Junichiro Tanizaki Alternative 9781407053752 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1124469;

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