{"product_id":"the-tattoo-and-other-stories-9784805319598","title":"The Tattoo and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A writer of wicked subtlety and grace.\" --The Sunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eight stories in this dazzling collection--including three that appear here in English for the first time--showcase the sunning breadth of Junichiro Tanizaki's literary mastery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning translators Anthony Chambers, Paul McCarthy and J. Keith Vincent bring their consummate skill and knowledge of Tanizaki to the volume. Together, the stories reflect the author's lifelong fascination with the darkest passions of humankind and the full range of possibility in the Japanese language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in this volume are: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Tattoo: \u003c\/b\u003e A sadomasochistic tattoo artist inscribes a spider on the object of his obsession, awakening her own sadistic impulses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Life of Shunkin: \u003c\/b\u003e A beautiful blind musician is mysteriously attacked, and her lover commits an unthinkable act\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Account of Cruelty: \u003c\/b\u003e A couple struggles with the intimate aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlus five other\u003c\/b\u003e iconic Tanizaki tales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jun'ichiro Tanizaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805319598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki\u003c\/b\u003e (1886-1965) is widely considered one of Japan's finest authors. Born in the heart of Tokyo as the city began to modernize, he studied Japanese literature at Tokyo University and made his debut with the acclaimed short story \u003ci\u003e\"The Tattoo.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Following the great Kanto earthquake of 1923, he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region, the setting for his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Makioka Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNaomi, Some Prefer Nettles, The Key\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay \u003ci\u003e\"In Praise of Shadows,\"\u003c\/i\u003e among many other works of fiction and nonfiction. He received the Order of Culture in 1949 and is the namesake of the distinguished Tanizaki Prize for literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony H. Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRemembering Tanizaki Junichiro and Matsuko\u003c\/i\u003e and translator of many works by Junichiro Tanizaki, including \u003ci\u003eNaomi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of the Lord of Musashi.\u003c\/i\u003e For his study and translation of Ueda Akinari's \u003ci\u003eTales of Moonlight and Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, he received the Japan-United States Friendship Commission Prize. He is Professor Emeritus of Japanese at Arizona State University and has also taught at Wesleyan University and the Associated Kyoto Program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e has taught Japanese language, literature, and religion, as well as English language and literature and comparative literature, at universities in America and Japan. He is an emeritus professor of Surugadai University. He continues to translate and comment on Japanese literature, notably on Junichiro Tanizaki and Mishima Yukio. His translation of Tanizaki's \u003ci\u003eA Cat, a Man, and Two Women\u003c\/i\u003e won the Japan-United States Friendship Commission Prize in 1991. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Keith Vincent\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Japanese, Comparative Literature, and Women's, Gender, \u0026amp; Sexuality Studies at Boston University, where he also directs the MFA program in Literary Translation. His translation of Okamoto Kanoko's \u003ci\u003eA Riot of Goldfish\u003c\/i\u003e won the Japan-United States Friendship Commission Prize, and his translation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novella \u003ci\u003eDevils in Daylight\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize in 2018. His retranslation of Natsume Soseki's novel \u003ci\u003eMichikusa\u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Tuttle.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jun'ichiro Tanizaki \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001640231069,"sku":"9784805319598","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_54df2651-5844-42d4-a66f-efbe5f321e2d.jpg?v=1791983202","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-tattoo-and-other-stories-9784805319598","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}