Makioka Sisters (Tanizaki Jun'ichiro)(Paperback / softback)

Makioka Sisters - Vintage Classics Japanese Series (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

Makioka Sisters (Tanizaki Jun'ichiro)(Paperback / softback)

Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of

The Makioka Sisters (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback)

Junichirō Tanizaki's magisterial evocation of a proud Osaka family in decline during the years immediately before World War II is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century and a classic of international literature. Tsuruko, the eldest sister of the once-wealthy Makioka family,

In Praise of Shadows - Vintage Design Edition (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

Naomi (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback)

Junichiro Tanizaki's Naomi is both a hilarious story of one man's obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nation's cultural confusion. When twenty-eight-year-old Joji first lays eyes upon the teenage waitress Naomi, he is instantly smitten by her exotic, almost Western appearance. Determined to

Seven Japanese Tales (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback)

Junichiro Tanizaki's Seven Japanese Tales collects stories that explore the boundary at which love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of voluptuous cruelty. A beautiful blind musician exacts the ultimate

In Praise of Shadows (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in

Some Prefer Nettles (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of

Diary of a Mad Old Man (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

While recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi turns to his diary to wryly record his struggle with his ageing body and his growing desire for his beautiful daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady

Quicksand (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. But her story is unsettlingly at odds with her image. it is a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. At is centre - seductive, manipulating,

Key (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback / softback)

This is the diary of a middle-aged man who is deeply in love with his younger wife, Ikuko. In spite of that love, the pair have grown physically apart, each unsure of the other's desires...until the day Ikuko discovers her husband's diary with its desperate hints of jealousy and voyeurism. Ikuko

In Praise of Shadows (Tanizaki Junichiro)(Paperback)

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of

Sisters (Frances Michelle)(Paperback / softback)

Ten Poems about Sisters(Paperback / softback)

Stolen Sisters (Jensen Louise)(Paperback / softback)

Disney Princess: The Odd Sisters(Paperback / softback)

My Sister's Perfect Husband (Hayes Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

They Were Sisters (Whipple Dorothy)(Paperback / softback)

Chanel Sisters (Little Judithe)(Paperback / softback)

The unforgettable story of the sisters who changed fashion

Chanel Sisters (Little Judithe)(Paperback / softback)

The unforgettable story of the sisters who changed fashion

Her Sister's Lie (Howells Debbie)(Paperback / softback)

Two sisters, a terrible secret . . . and the ultimate revenge. Her Sister's Lie is an unsettling psychological thriller set in the eerie glades of the New Forest, from the Richard and Judy bestselling author Debbie

Secrets of the Superglue Sisters (Day Susie)(Paperback / softback)

Blood Sisters - the Sunday Times bestseller (Corry Jane)(Paperback / softback)

Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters (Pounder Sibeal)(Paperback / softback)