In Black and White
«In Black and White is a playful, parodic whodunit and a welcome addition to the extensive body of English translations of works by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. -- Dennis Washburn, Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies, Dartmouth College»
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's In Black and White is a literary murder mystery in which the lines between fiction and reality are blurred. The writer Mizuno is working on a story about the perfect murder. His fictional victim is modeled on an acquaintance, a fellow writer. Les mer
This translation restores it to its rightful place among Tanizaki's works and offers a window into the author's life at a crucial point in his career. A critical afterword explains the novel's context and importance for Tanizaki and Japan's literary and cultural scene in the 1920s, connecting autobiographical elements with the novel's key concerns, including Tanizaki's critique of Japanese literary culture and fiction itself.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231185189
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
- Priser
- Short-listed for American Literary Translator's Association, National Translation Award 2019.
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«In Black and White is a playful, parodic whodunit and a welcome addition to the extensive body of English translations of works by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. -- Dennis Washburn, Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies, Dartmouth College»