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In Praise of Shadows

Junichiro Tanizaki
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29/12/2019
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A fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture.

‘We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates… Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.’

This book is in fact a portal. Reading it, you will be led by Junichiro Tanizaki’s light touch into a mysterious and tranquil world of darkness and shadows, where gold flashes in the gloom and a deep stillness reigns. If you are accustomed to equate light with clarity, the faded with the worthless and the dim with the dreary, prepare for a courteous but powerful realignment of your ideas.

In Praise of Shadows is a poetic paean to traditional Japanese aesthetics – in a free-ranging style that moves from architecture to No theatre, and from cookery to lighting, Tanizaki teaches us to see the beauty in tarnished metal, the sombre dignity in unglazed pottery, the primacy of organic materials that bear witness to the regular touch of human hands. It is also astonishingly prescient, offering a gentle warning against the quest for airbrushed perfection, and reminding us that too much light can pollute and obscure our natural world.

In this special edition, the text is accompanied by specially selected images to complement Tanizaki’s reflections and further illustrate the pattern and beauty of shadows.

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Dane bibliograficzne / Bibliographic info
Rodzaj (nośnik) / Type of product książka / book
Dział / Department Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
Autor / Author Junichiro Tanizaki
Tytuł / Title In Praise of Shadows
Język / Language angielski
Wydawca / Publisher Vintage
Rok wydania / Published in year 2019
Rodzaj oprawy / Binding type Miękka ze skrzydełkami
Wymiary / Size 13.0x20.0
Liczba stron / Number of pages 108
Ciężar / Weight 0.25 kg
   
ISBN 9781784875572 (9781784875572)
EAN/UPC 9781784875572
Stan produktu / Condition nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty
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Nośnik Oprawa Rok wydania Dostępność Pokaż
książka / book (j. angielski) Miękka 2001 Dostępna [pokaż]

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