Beautiful book. Slow, quiet, pleasant read. Tanizaki explains how beauty can be found in darkeness. How shadows are beautiful. From toilets, to temples, and from Nō theatre to women and races, Tanizaki explains the role of shadows in everyday objects in japanese culture (and oriental culture) and compares this perspective with a western point of view. Embedded in the essay is Tanizaki's critique of western technology (e.g. electric light and heating) and his reluctance to embrace modernity (and forget traditional Japanese traditions).
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