In Praise of Shadows

In Praise of Shadows
by Junichiro Tanizaki

In Praise of Shadows
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Author: Junichiro Tanizaki
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1980-01
ISBN: 0918172020
Number of pages: 56
Publisher: Leetes Island Books

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Book Review: Good perspective on Tanizaki, ultimately not very informative about Japan
Summary: 3 Stars

In Praise of Shadows is a very readable and succinct essay regarding Japanese aesthetics and their gradual Westernization around the turn of the twentieth century. While it provides a good glimpse of what Tanizaki felt about his country, and gives good perspective to better understanding his other works, ultimately its not very informative about Japan. Many of the conclusions about westernization tend to be largley exaggerated. In addition, the picture he paints of Japanese aesthetics is overly romanticisized as well. While it is very readable, and at times interesting, if you read it, use it as a character study of Tanizaki, but if your looking for a good introduction to Japanese aesthetics take this one with several metric tons of salt.
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