{"id":48839,"date":"2021-12-01T11:12:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=48839"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:36:43","slug":"longing-and-other-stories-by-junichiro-tanizaki-translated-by-anthony-h-chambers-and-paul-mccarthy-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/longing-and-other-stories-by-junichiro-tanizaki-translated-by-anthony-h-chambers-and-paul-mccarthy-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Longing and Other Stories By Jun&#8217;ichir\u014d Tanizaki, translated by Anthony H. Chambers and Paul McCarthy [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-48836 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Longing-and-Other-Stories-Junichiro-Tanizaki-BookDragon-517x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Longing-and-Other-Stories-Junichiro-Tanizaki-BookDragon-517x800.jpg 517w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Longing-and-Other-Stories-Junichiro-Tanizaki-BookDragon.jpg 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/>Nominated seven times for the Nobel Prize in Literature before his 1965 death at 79, Jun&#8217;ichir\u014d Tanizaki (<em>In Black and White<\/em>, 2018) remains one of Japan\u2019s most important modern writers. These three stories date back a century, yet their universal theme, familial relationships, remains relevantly evergreen. Anthony H. Chambers and Paul McCarthy, reunited after they co-translated <em>The Gourmet Club<\/em>\u00a0(2001), are seasoned academics whose thorough afterword provides historical, biographical, and literary enhancements for interested readers.<\/p>\n<p>In the titular opening tale, \u201cLonging\u201d (1918), a six-year-old forced to grow up prematurely because of sudden changes in his family\u2019s circumstances wanders in search of his mother. In \u201cSorrows of a Heretic\u201d (1916\u201317), an indigent family\u2019s only son lives selfishly \u2013 skipping classes, womanizing, drinking, disrespecting his parents and dying sister, and abusing the kindnesses of classmates and friends. Interestingly, Chambers and McCarthy have restored a last paragraph Tanizaki deleted in his final, 1955 revision.<\/p>\n<p>The collection closes with \u201cThe Story of an Unhappy Mother\u201d (1921), which captures the fatally devolving relationship between a widowed mother and her eldest son.<\/p>\n<p>Tanizaki enthralls with sharp, human(e) observations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Longing-and-Other-Stories-\/pid=9753673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Fiction,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 1918-1921 (Japan), 2022 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominated seven times for the Nobel Prize in Literature before his 1965 death at 79, Jun&#8217;ichir\u014d Tanizaki (In Black and White, 2018) remains one of Japan\u2019s most important modern writers. 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