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"Diary of a Mad Old Man" Author: [Japanese] Tanizaki Junichiro Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House Original title: Diary of a Mad Old Man
"Diary of a Mad Old Man" Author: [Japanese] Tanizaki Junichiro Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House Original title: Diary of a Mad Old Man
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Introduction · · · · · ·
"Diary of a Mad Old Man" was the inspiration for "The White Countess" written by Nobel Prize-winning writer Kazuo Ishiguro.
An old man in his seventies has lost his health and ability to be romantic. While lying on his sickbed, he projects his twisted desires onto his young and beautiful daughter-in-law, Sazi. Sazi is willful and willful, and never refuses the old man's advances. The relationship between the two gradually becomes distorted. Sazi takes advantage of the old man, lives an extravagant life, and even brings her lover into the house; the old man enjoys being trampled by Sazi and enjoying the pleasure of licking her toes, and regards this as the craziest adventure at the end of his life. "Diary of a Mad Old Man" is a classic work that depicts the psychology of the elderly. From it, we can see a series of strong contrasts of images: the manifestation of weak body and the strong inner desires, the sense of impotence of doomsday and the drive of primitive power, sensual enjoyment and spiritual emptiness. Only through the diary can the old man fully reveal his desires and fears; only by watching...
About the Author · · · · · ·
Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is one of the representative writers in the history of modern Japanese literature and a master of Japanese aesthetic literature. His creative career spanned the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods in Japan, and he achieved rich creative achievements. In 1910, he made his debut in the literary world with "Tattoo", and then successively published works such as "Boy", "Devil" and "Rao Taro". These works describe sex with Western aesthetic consciousness and describe the beauty of women through the sadomasochism of the flesh, which is called "demonism". In the later period of his creation, Junichiro Tanizaki's life underwent a major change, which made his works tend to move closer to traditional beauty. In 1949, Junichiro Tanizaki was awarded the 8th Order of Culture. He died on July 30, 1969 at Xiangbi Mountain in Yugawara at the age of 79.
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