{"product_id":"the-sirens-lament-essential-stories-9781782278092","title":"The Siren's Lament: Essential Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eLavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures--translated into English for the first time--from a classic Japanese writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing \"The Qilin,\" \"The Siren's Lament,\" and the novella \u003ci\u003eKilling O-Tsuya\u003c\/i\u003e, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Qilin\" The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKilling O-Tsuya\u003c\/i\u003e A naïve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Siren's Lament\" Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNaomi; \u003c\/i\u003erenowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782278092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Jun'ichiro Tanizaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067738521781,"sku":"9781782278092","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_15267951-e171-421c-9cb4-7ac209e24074.jpg?v=1690864390","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sirens-lament-essential-stories-9781782278092","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}