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Naomi
by Jun Ichiro Tanizaki
ISBN: 0375724745
ISBN-13: 9780375724749
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Vintage Books
Published date: 2001
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
In a novel set during the period between the World Wars, the narrator, a young engineer, describes his marriage to Naomi, a teenage cafT hostess who is infatuated with Western fashion.
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Naomi
Tanizaki, Jun Ichiro
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 2001. Softcover with pages that are clean, crisp and unmarked. Slightly bent from storage. Twenty-eight year-old Joji is eager to whisk Naomi away..... Soft Cover. New. ( more information)
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NAOMI
TANIZAKI, JUNICHIRO
RANDOM HOUSE TRADE, 401. QUALITY PAPERBACK. VG. ( more information)
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Naomi
Tanizaki, Junichiro
Vintage, 1985. 1st pb.. Softcover. NF. Light rubbing.. In 1920s Japan a 28-year-old engineer becomes infatuated with the girl named Naomi, a teenaged café waitress. Trade Paperback ( more information)
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Naomi: A Novel (Qty: 16)
Tanizaki, Junichiro
Vintage, 10-Apr-2001. Paperback. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081110145949G ( more information)
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Naomi: A Novel
Tanizaki, Junichiro
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Tanizaki, Junichiro
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Tanizaki, Junichiro
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