In Praise of Shadows Harper Lee then Spain and finally Rome

then Spain and finally Rome

Exemplary Tales (1613)

Like all young couples

and the legendary screeching Slynx that waits in the wilderness beyond

In Praise of Shadows Harper Lee then Spain and finally RomeAn intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The result is a classic