Description
This darkly humorous novel offers a searing look into the mind of Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man grappling with declining health and potent desires. As his body weakens, his obsession with his young daughter-in-law, Satsuko, intensifies, leading to a manipulative and increasingly desperate game between them. Through Utsugi's private journal, the narrative explores themes of aging, impotence, and the desperate pursuit of vitality in the face of mortality. Tanizaki masterfully blurs the lines between pathetic and perverse, creating a character study that is both unsettling and profoundly human.
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paperback
Random House
Published Jan 1, 2000
192 pages
ISBN: 9780099285199
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Details
First Published
1962
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
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