A cat, a man, and two women
A novella and two shorter pieces are variations on a favorite theme: dominance and submission in private relationships. The "man" in the title piece is a typical Tanizaki hero caught up in a war between his former wife and her willful young successor. "The little kingdom" describ...
| Main Author: | Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Published: |
Tokyo ; New York :
Kodansha International,
1990.
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 164 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A novella and two shorter pieces are variations on a favorite theme: dominance and submission in private relationships. The "man" in the title piece is a typical Tanizaki hero caught up in a war between his former wife and her willful young successor. "The little kingdom" describes the shifting relationship between a hard-pressed schoolteacher and a small but indomitable pupil determined to establish his own rule. The book ends with a sly portrait of a self-important academic, seen from the point of view of a journalist. In a series of interviews where the professor responds to questions merely with grunts the journalist discovers a scandalous hidden side. |
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| Item Description: |
A cat, a man, and two women -- Little kingdom -- 0 Professor Rado. A novella and two shorter pieces are variations on a favorite theme: dominance and submission in private relationships. The "man" in the title piece is a typical Tanizaki hero caught up in a war between his former wife and her willful young successor. "The little kingdom" describes the shifting relationship between a hard-pressed schoolteacher and a small but indomitable pupil determined to establish his own rule. The book ends with a sly portrait of a self-important academic, seen from the point of view of a journalist. In a series of interviews where the professor responds to questions merely with grunts the journalist discovers a scandalous hidden side. |
| Physical Description: |
xiv, 164 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0870117556 9780870117558 4770015119 9784770015112 |