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Quicksand, originally published in Japan as Manji ( Japanese: 卍), is a novel by the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It was written in serial format between 1928 and 1930 for the magazine Kaizō.
Inspired by the Osaka dialect, Tanizaki wrote Manji (Quicksand, 1928–1929), in which he explored lesbianism, among other themes. This was followed by the classic Tade kuu mushi ( Some Prefer Nettles , 1928–29), which depicts the gradual self-discovery of a Tokyo man living near Osaka, in relation to Western-influenced ...
Naomi (痴人の愛, Chijin no Ai, lit. A Fool's Love) is a novel by Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886–1965). Writing of the novel began in 1924, and from March to June, Osaka's Morning News (大阪朝日新聞, Osaka Asahi Shinbun) published the first several chapters of the serial. Four months later, the periodical ...
9. Okt. 2021 · It is a tale of infatuation and deceit, of deliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. At is centre-- seductive, manipulating, enslaving-- is one of Tanizaki's most extraordinary characters, the beautiful and corrupt art student, Mitsuko."--Publisher description
Study Guide. Important Quotes Explained. Quicksand Full Book Summary. Previous. Helga Crane is a teacher in the South, a short time after the First World War. She has a mixed racial background; her mother was from Denmark and her father was West Indian. She is light skinned with dark hair.
This 1931 novel is classic Tanizaki and shows off his talent for exuberant storytelling within a multi-layered narrative of sexual obsession.
Quicksand is a silkily nuanced novel of erotic gamesmanship and obsession. Sonoko Kakiuchi, an Osaka lady of a good family, married to a dully respected lawyer, tells a story of temptation and...
