The Siren's Lament: Essential Stories

By Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Book Overview

Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures--translated into English for the first time--from a classic Japanese writer

Featuring "The Qilin," "The Siren's Lament," and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichirō 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 na?ve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption."The Siren's 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782278095
• ISBN13: 9781782278092
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"