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Liked It “I read this long ago, but it deserves a place on my shelf for its lasting impression. A short essay on the traditional Japanese sense of beauty, by a writer who, though living in the C20th, was steeped in a world that was fast fading from view. As Tanizaki explains, it is often not what we can...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I read this long ago, but it deserves a place on my shelf for its lasting impression. A short essay on the traditional Japanese sense of beauty, by a writer who, though living in the C20th, was steeped in a world that was fast fading from view. As Tanizaki explains, it is often not what we can see before us that is most beautiful, but what is half-hidden in shadows, whispered behind a curtain...the sound of rain on a roof at night, the hush of leaves in a gentle breeze outside - these delicate things, often elusive, charm us with the inexplicable side of our existence. ”
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