Junichiro Tanizaki

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Junichiro Tanizaki was a major 20th-century Japanese novelist known for exploring themes of eroticism, obsession, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern Western values in works such as "Naomi" and "The Makioka Sisters."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese novelist
novelist
person
awardReceived Asahi Prize
Order of Culture
birthDate 1886-07-24
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1965-07-30
educatedAt Tokyo Imperial University NERFINISHED
genre essay
fiction
novel
short story
influenced modern Japanese writers
influencedBy Edgar Allan Poe
French literature
languageOfExpression Japanese
movement modern Japanese literature
name Junichiro Tanizaki self-link
nativeName 谷崎潤一郎
notableWork Diary of a Mad Old Man
In Praise of Shadows
Naomi
Quicksand
Some Prefer Nettles
The Makioka Sisters
occupation novelist
short story writer
period 20th century
placeOfBirth Tokyo
placeOfDeath Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture
religion Buddhism
residence Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
surface form: Kobe

Osaka
Yokohama
spouse Chiyo Ishikawa
Yoshiko Morita
surface form: Matsuko Morita

Tomiko Morita
writingTheme aesthetics
clash between traditional Japanese and modern Western values
eroticism
family relationships
female beauty
obsession
wrote Diary of a Mad Old Man
In Praise of Shadows
Naomi
Quicksand
Some Prefer Nettles
The Makioka Sisters

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Tanizaki Prize namedAfter Junichiro Tanizaki
Junichiro Tanizaki name Junichiro Tanizaki self-link