Tanizaki

American  

[tah-nee-zah-kee] / ˈtɑ niˈzɑ ki /

noun

1. Junichiro 1886–1965, Japanese novelist.

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Example Sentences

Junichiro Tanizaki’s four heroines are negotiating modernity in the years leading up to World War II. The siblings of the once-illustrious Makioka family draw glances when out walking together: “They had an unmistakable something in common—what fine sisters!”

From The Wall Street Journal

Tanizaki’s capacious tale is as intricate as origami—and the Makioka women are memorable, both as subtly drawn individuals and a collective.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oe once declared that Japan was, morally, a third-world country, and called his style a rebellion against "the sacred territory" of other Japanese writers, such as Junichi Tanizaki, Yasunari Kawabata and Yukio Mishima, "who reflect beauty and power of which Tokyo is the centre".

From BBC

She has won numerous literary prizes in Japan and the United States, including the Akutagawa Prize for “A Snake Stepped On” and the Tanizaki Prize for “Strange Weather in Tokyo.”

From New York Times

This exhibition, “In Praise of Shadows,” borrows its title from a book on Japanese aesthetics by Junichiro Tanizaki.

From Los Angeles Times