About Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 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 range 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 the West and Japanese tradition are juxtaposed. Tanizaki's name first became widely known with the publication of the short story Shisei (The Tattooer, 1910). Despite these financial problems, he attended the Tokyo First Middle School, where he became acquainted with Isamu Yoshii. His first work, a one-act stage play, was published in a literary magazine that he had helped found.
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