An edition of 鍵 (Kagi) (1956)

The Key

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An edition of 鍵 (Kagi) (1956)

The Key

[1st American ed.]

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  • 1 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

The story of a dying marriage, told in the form of parallel diaries. After nearly 30 years of marriage, a dried-up, middle-aged professor frenziedly strives for new heights of carnal pleasure with his repressed, dissatisfied wife, resorting to stimulants galore for her. During the day, they record their adventures of the previous night.

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Knopf
Language
English, Japanese
Pages
183

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Subjects

Fiction, Adultery, Married people, Husband and wife, Translations into English, Japanese literature, Sick, Older men, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Japan, fiction, Fiction, sagas, Fiction, general

Places

Japan

Times

20th century

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Cover of: Ikuko ki dayari
Ikuko ki dayari: Juniciro Tanijaki ke carcita upanyasa 'Kagi' ka avikala Hindi anuvada
2004, Samvad Prakashan
in Hindi
Cover of: The key
The key
1991, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage international ed.
Cover of: The Key
The Key
1961, Knopf
in English and Japanese - [1st American ed.]

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Library of Congress
PZ3.T1626 Ke2

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Pagination
183 p.
Number of pages
183

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OL5813017M
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key00tani
LCCN
60053232
OCLC/WorldCat
324831
LibraryThing
225233

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OL668684W

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