Some Prefer Nettles
6 hrs. 23 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Author
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
Narrator
Alexander Kotov
Narrator
Alexander Kotov
Description
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki is a graceful writer, a virtuoso of literary allusions, and a bold experimenter—whose works sometimes sparked an uproarious public reaction.
The novel “Some Like It—Bitterwort” (1929) is one of Tanizaki’s finest prose works. It’s the story of an unhappy marriage, where the husband and wife are bound by their bonds rather than part ways and find freedom.
The novel’s main interest lies not in the plot but in its atmosphere. A lyrical beginning permeates the whole story, combining objectivity of descriptions with subjectivity of the author’s judgments, the past and the present, nature and art. The world of the novel is non-hierarchical, where everything is equally valuable, and each detail carries “mono no aware”—the sad enchantment of things.
The novel “Some Like It—Bitterwort” (1929) is one of Tanizaki’s finest prose works. It’s the story of an unhappy marriage, where the husband and wife are bound by their bonds rather than part ways and find freedom.
The novel’s main interest lies not in the plot but in its atmosphere. A lyrical beginning permeates the whole story, combining objectivity of descriptions with subjectivity of the author’s judgments, the past and the present, nature and art. The world of the novel is non-hierarchical, where everything is equally valuable, and each detail carries “mono no aware”—the sad enchantment of things.
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