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The Siren’s Lament

By Jun’Inchiro Tanizaki
Translated by Bryan Karetnyk

By Jun’Inchiro Tanizaki
Translated by Bryan Karetnyk

By Jun’Inchiro Tanizaki
Translated by Bryan Karetnyk

By Jun’Inchiro Tanizaki
Translated by Bryan Karetnyk

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Sep 26, 2023 | ISBN 9781782278092

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Sep 26, 2023 | ISBN 9781782278108

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    About The Siren’s Lament

    Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures—translated into English for the first time—from a classic Japanese writer

    Featuring “The Qilin,” “The Siren’s Lament,” and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.


    • “The Qilin”: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort’s obsession desire for pleasure.
    • Killing O-Tsuya: A naïve servant elopes with his master’s daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.
    • “The Siren’s Lament”: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.

    The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.

    About The Siren’s Lament

    Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures—translated into English for the first time—from a classic Japanese writer

    Featuring “The Qilin,” “The Siren’s Lament,” and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.


    • “The Qilin”: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort’s obsession desire for pleasure.
    • Killing O-Tsuya: A naïve servant elopes with his master’s daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.
    • “The Siren’s Lament”: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.

    The essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.

    Product Details

    Category: Short Stories | Essays & Literary Collections

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Pushkin Press
    Sep 26, 2023 | 224 Pages | 4-11/16 x 6-1/2 | ISBN 9781782278092

    Category: Short Stories | Essays & Literary Collections

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Pushkin Press
    Sep 26, 2023 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781782278108
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    Praise for Jinochiro Tanizaki:

    “Junichiro Tanizaki may well prove to be the outstanding Japanese novelist of this century”
    –New York Times Book Review
     
    “Japan’s great modern novelist. Tanizaki createda lifelong series of ingenious variations on a dominant theme: the power of love to energize and destroy”
    –Chicago Tribune
     
    “Tanizaki writes with an unabashed sensuality”
    –John Updike

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