Tanizaki
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Every one of her books could be subtitled “In Praise of Shadows” — cribbing from Junichiro Tanizaki, another writer important to her.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2021
Tanizaki wrote that Japanese writers first learned about romantic love from European literature.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
The original novel, by Nobel Prize laureate Junichiro Tanizaki, had taken the form of a successful 1983 film set in fascist Italy, but this ludicrous "Last Tango in L.A." loses much in the translation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2014
I have a soft spot for Junichiro Tanizaki, too.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2012
Some Prefer Nettles, by Junichiro Tanizaki, gave U.S. readers the first real chance to sample the work of Japan's No. 1 living novelist.
From Time Magazine Archive
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