Remembering Tanizaki Jun’ichiro and Matsuko
Diary Entries, Interview Notes, and Letters, 1954-1989
An essential companion for Tanizaki scholars and aficionados alike, providing a glimpse of the man from those closest to him
Description
Remembering Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and Matsuko provides previously unpublished memories, anecdotes, and insights into the lives, opinions, personalities, and writings of the great novelist Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (1886–1965) and his wife Matsuko (1903–1991), gleaned from the diaries of Edward Seidensticker and two decades of Anthony Chambers’s conversations with Mrs. Tanizaki and others who were close to the Tanizaki family.
Anthony H. Chambers, a scholar and translator of Japanese literature, has taught at Wesleyan, Arizona State, the Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies, and the Associated Kyoto Program. He lives in San Diego.
Reviews
"The book is rich in quotidian detail, offering one of the most intimate portraits of Tanizaki’s life to date...a valuable and fascinating document."
- Times Literary Supplement
--Times Literary Supplement
"These memoirs are welcome and precious..."
- Japan Times
--Japan Times