The Sirens Lament: Essential Stories

ISBN: 1782278095

Author: Tanizaki, Jun'Ichiro

Condition: New

Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures-translated into English for the first time-from a classic Japanese writerFeaturing The Qilin, The Sirens Lament, and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.The Qilin: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure. Killing O-Tsuya: A nave servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption. The Sirens Lament: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.