The Makioka sisters - Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent
decade...I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century' David
Mitchell


'A near-perfect novel' Hanya Yanagihara


In the years leading up to the Second World War, four sisters live in
dilapidated houses in Osaka and Ashiya, and each navigate their own complex,
personal relationship to the fading lustre of the Makioka family name. Rich
with breathtaking descriptions of ancient customs and an ever-changing
natural world, Junichiro Tanizaki evokes in loving detail a long-lost way of
life even as it withers under the harsh glare of modernity.


TRANSLATED BY EDWARD SEIDENSTICKER


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