| The Makioka Sisters: Introduction by Edward G. Seidensticker Contributor(s): Tanizaki, Junichiro (Author), Seidensticker, Edward G. (Translator), Seidensticker, Edward G. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679424520 ISBN-13: 9780679424529 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: In Osaka in the years immediately before World War II, four aristocratic women try to preserve a way of life that is vanishing. As told by Junichiro Tanizaki, the story of the Makioka sisters forms what is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century, a poignant yet unsparing portrait of a family-and an entire society-sliding into the abyss of modernity. Tsuruko, the eldest sister, clings obstinately to the prestige of her family name even as her husband prepares to move their household to Tokyo, where that name means nothing. Sachiko compromises valiantly to secure the future of her younger sisters. The unmarried Yukiko is a hostage to her family's exacting standards, while the spirited Taeko rebels by flinging herself into scandalous romantic alliances. Filled with vignettes of upper-class Japanese life and capturing both the decorum and the heartache of its protagonist, "The Makioka Sisters" is a classic of international literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 895.634 |
| LCCN: 92055051 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.26" W x 8.33" (1.27 lbs) 498 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Junichirō Tanizaki's magisterial evocation of a proud Osaka family in decline during the years immediately before World War II is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century and a classic of international literature. Tsuruko, the eldest sister of the once-wealthy Makioka family, clings obstinately to the prestige of her family name even as her husband prepares to move their household to Tokyo, where that name means nothing. Sachiko compromises valiantly to secure the future of her younger sisters. The shy, unmarried Yukiko is a hostage to her family's exacting standards, while the spirited Taeko rebels by flinging herself into scandalous romantic alliances and dreaming of studying fashion design in France. Filled with vignettes of a vanishing way of life, The Makioka Sisters is a poignant yet unsparing portrait of a family--and an entire society--sliding into the abyss of modernity. It possesses in abundance the keen social insight and unabashed sensuality that distinguish Tanizaki as a master novelist. |