In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki

Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303859to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Praise of Shadows Author: Junichiro Tanizaki Narrator: David Rintoul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: December 8, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Lessons in Philosophy Publisher's Summary: 'Were it not for shadows there would be no beauty.' In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan, and shows how the artificial, bright and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavorably with the moody and natural light of the East. Dreamy, melancholic and mysterious, In Praise of Shadows is a haunting insight into a forgotten world.

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