Diary of a Mad Old Man
by Junichiro Tanizaki
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1966. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. At once hilarious and sad, Tanizaki's last novel - written during his final illness - echoes his own life. 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 past. Shining with a self-effacing humour, Tanizaki's last novel is a tragicomedy about desire and the will to survive. 177 pages. Dust jacket has rubbing and small closed tears to edges. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction; Inventory No: 267859..
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- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 267859
- Title
- Diary of a Mad Old Man
- Author
- Junichiro Tanizaki
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Fiction; Fiction; Unbranded Junichiro Tanizaki Diary of a Mad Old Man
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