'An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade...I'd put it in the 10
greatest books of the 20th century' David Mitchell 'A near-perfect novel' Hanya Yanagihara In
the years leading up to the Second World War four sisters live in dilapidated houses in Osaka
and Ashiya and each navigate their own complex personal relationship to the fading lustre of
the Makioka family name. Rich with breathtaking descriptions of ancient customs and an
ever-changing natural world Junichiro Tanizaki evokes in loving detail a long-lost way of life
even as it withers under the harsh glare of modernity. TRANSLATED BY EDWARD SEIDENSTICKER Part
of the VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift
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