The Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
by Tanizaki, Junichiro
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Missing
- ISBN 10
- 0679424520
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424529
- Seller
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South Lyon, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Everyman's Library, 1993-05-25. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 5x1x8. 1993; blue cloth covered boards with gold titles; mild shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 498 pages.
Synopsis
The outstanding Japanese novelist of the century...The Makioka Sisters is his greatest book' Edmund White, New York Times Book ReviewTanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of pride, and brings a vanished era to vibrant life.
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- Bookseller
- A Squared Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SHY0619
- Title
- The Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
- Author
- Tanizaki, Junichiro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679424520
- ISBN 13
- 9780679424529
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993-05-25
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 20 oz
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