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100 1 _aTanizaki, Jun'ichiro,
_d1886-1965
240 1 0 _aOtsuya koroshi. English
245 1 2 _aA spring-time case
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aMasterpieces of contemporary Japanese fiction. The Japan Times' series
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-10
520 _a"A Spring-Time Case" (Otsuya koroshi) by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki is a novel written in the early 20th century, during the Taisho era of Japan. It centers around the complex lives of its characters, particularly focusing on a young man named Shinsuké who is in love with Tsuya, the daughter of his employer. The story explores themes of passion, societal expectations, and the tensions between personal desires and societal norms in the context of the geisha culture of Japan. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Shinsuké, who is navigating the emotional turmoil of his unfulfilled love for Tsuya while managing the constraints of his societal position as a servant. As both he and Tsuya express a desire to escape their current lives, the narrative sets the stage for their relationship's complexity and the struggles they face. Shinsuké grapples with his feelings of inadequacy and conflicting desires while the details of their lives unfold in the backdrop of a shifting societal landscape. The beginning hints at the intertwining destinies of the characters, indicating a rich narrative full of cultural nuance and personal conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cTokyo: The Japan Times, 1927
653 _aJapanese fiction -- Translations into English
700 1 _aIwado, Z. Tamotsu,
_d1891?-1946
830 0 _aMasterpieces of contemporary Japanese fiction. The Japan Times' series
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009658322
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73132
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