Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, 24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature. The tone and subject matter of his work ranges from shocking depictions of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions to subtle portrayals of the dynamics of family life within the context of the rapid changes in 20th-century Japanese society. Frequently, his stories are narrated in the context of a search for cultural identity in which constructions of the West and Japanese tradition are juxtaposed.
He was one of six authors on the final shortlist for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, the year before his death.
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Fiction, Translations into English, Japan, fiction, Fiction, general, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Japanese fiction, Social life and customs, Adultery, Fiction, short stories (single author), Manners and customs, New York Times reviewed, Older men, Sick, FICTION, Husband and wife, Japanese, Japanese Short stories, Married people, Short Stories (single author), 895.6/4/4, Aesthetics, Aesthetics, japanese, Art japonais, Art students, Art students in fictionPeople
Junʾichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965), Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (1866-1965), Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965), Junichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965), Junʼichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965), Junʾichirō Tanizaki (1866-1965)Time
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- OLID: OL51998A
- ISNI: 0000000121440791
- VIAF: 95021658
- Wikidata: Q316213
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q316213
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- Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- Junʼichirō Tanizaki
- Tanizaki Jun'ichiro
- Tanizaki
- Jun'ichiro
- Junichirô Tanizaki
- Junichiro Tanizaki
- 谷崎 潤一郎
- Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
- Junichir Tanizaki
- Junich Tanizaki
- Jun'ichiro Tanizaki Jun'ichiro
- Cuniciro Tanizaki
- Juniciro Tanizaki
- Tanizaki Junichiro
- Junʼichirō Tanizaki
- Jun«ichirso Tanizaki
- Jun'Ichiro Tanizaki
- Jun'ichiroÌ" Tanizaki
- JUN'ICHIRO TANIZAKI
- Yunichiro Tanizaki
- Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- Junʾichirō Tanizaki
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