In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

In Praise of Shadows

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki with Thomas J. Harper (Translator), Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)

128 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction art essays philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
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 A fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture.‘We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against anot...

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reflective 87%
informative 66%
relaxing 27%
inspiring 26%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 8%
mysterious 5%
dark 4%
funny 4%
emotional 3%
sad 3%
hopeful 1%

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slow 30%
fast 29%

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