Tanizaki, Junichiro
Naomi (Vintage International)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780375724749
- author:
- Tanizaki, Junichiro
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 20.68 x 13.26 x 1.42 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction - General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A Japanese novelist's masterpiece of obsession and cultural confusion, Naomi is a hilarious and thought-provoking tale of one man's fixation on a teenage waitress. Joji's infatuation with Naomi's exotic appearance leads him to adopt and marry her, as he attempts to transform her into his ideal companion. However, as Naomi grows older, her true nature is revealed, and Joji's obsession descends into comical and helpless masochism. Tanizaki's nuanced exploration of cultural identity and the complexities of human relationships makes for a compelling and unsettling read.
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