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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
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where lies the boundary between appreciative patriotism and diminishing nationalism, i do not know. however, once stripped from the context of its creation, the piece remains an affectionate, tender ode to traditional japanese aesthetics and asian cultural heritage in general. the conclusion informs us of tanizaki's awareness that this is an exploration driven by sentiment and nostalgia, a vision having rightfully no place coming true in contemporaneity. this is emphasised by the anecdote in thomas j. harper's afterword - an architect arriving to construct a new house for the tanizakis claimed he knew exactly what the man would want, considering this essay. to that, tanizaki replied: "but no, i could never live in a house like that".
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I couldn’t rate this book but it’s very thought provoking and all over the place. Unc was going off. What was most interesting to me was reading about the period he lived and wrote in 1933 and being able to talk about the change from candles to electric lights and toilets ofc.
First thing I’ve read from the author and I’m curious to read some of his novels. He’d probably die of the disgust of a true old head (rightfully so) if he knew of the state of the relationship between environment and humanity today. light pollution FOH
First thing I’ve read from the author and I’m curious to read some of his novels. He’d probably die of the disgust of a true old head (rightfully so) if he knew of the state of the relationship between environment and humanity today. light pollution FOH
Poetic and beautifully written but a bit boring. I needed more personal stories to tie together it all.
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Reread once again. I listened to several architectural podcasts/discussions which talked about the aesthetics of it and felt I somehow got even more out of this.