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The Sirens Lament: Essential Stories (Pushkin Press Classics)
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3 captivating short stories by one of Japans most prominent 20thcentury writers, showcasing his characteristic blend of the erotic and the sinister.Sexuality and dominance are never far below the surface of Tanizakis stories. The New York TimesIn this thrilling collection, celebrated Japanese writer Junichir Tanizaki explores the paperthin line between the sublime and the depraved. Meticulous and sensual, the 3 stories gathered here distill the essence of Tanizakis shorter fiction: the commingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, and the examinaton of the dark side of desire.In The Qilin, the sage Confucius visits a cultured duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by the desires of his dazzling, malicious consort. Yet even the masters philosophy cannot halt the orgy of violence which follows her reassertion of control. In Killing OTsuya, a nave servant elopes with his masters daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption, which will end in the death of his lover. And closing with The Sirens Lament, a young prince finds himself obsessed with a sorrowful, beguiling mermaid brought to China by a travelling Dutchman. But can she reciprocate, or are both their hearts doomed to yearn unfulfilled?This gorgeous new translation by Bryan Karetnyk features two stories never previously translated into English, and one restored to print in English after nearly a century. The book also includes an introduction by the translator, placing Tanizakis unparalleled contribution to Japanese literature in context.
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