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    In Praise of Shadows
    In Praise of Shadows
    In Praise of Shadows
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    In Praise of Shadows

    Written by Junichirô Tanizaki

    Narrated by David Rintoul

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    Were it not for shadows there would be no beauty.’ In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan, and shows how the artificial, bright and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavorably with the moody and natural light of the East. Dreamy, melancholic and mysterious, In Praise of Shadows is a haunting insight into a forgotten world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateDec 8, 2017
    ISBN9781781981375
    Author

    Junichirô Tanizaki

    Junichiro Tanizaki (Tokio, 1886-Yugawara, 1965). Uno de los principales exponentes de la literatura japonesa del siglo XX, se licenció en la universidad de Tokio y pronto se sintió atraído por la literatura occidental. En 1949 fue galardonado con el Premio Imperial de Literatura por su obra La madre del capitán Shigemoto. En 1956, suscitó una gran polémica con su obra La llave por su audacia.

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    • 1/5
      I hated this. It was the most pretentious little book ever.
    • 4/5
      A very enjoyable book about the value (heh) of lighting and how traditional Japanese architecture built around the concept. I look at Japanese photography with a new sense of knowledge since listening to this book and now wonder had pre electric western architecture survived in the public mind as long as it had in the East would we have a similar philosophy to aesthetics?
    • 5/5
      So beautiful , you will want to return to the past and live like that forever without the light of another screen.
    • 5/5
      Inspiring! This carried me to a different place, a different world and a different time that feel within our grasp if only we open ourselves to it.
    • 5/5
      Fascinating reflections of a brilliant writer who experienced the technological change in Japan at the turn of the century. It makes you look at the world more closely.
    • 4/5
      Rather eccentric but fascinating observations from a great writer. Try it.