Seven Japanese Tales

Jun'ichiro Tanizaki was born in Tokyo, Japan on July 24, 1886. He was a modern Japanese novelist, whose writing is characterized by eroticism and ironic wit. His novels include Some Prefer Nettles, The Makioka Sisters, The Key, and Diary of a Mad Old Man. In 1949, he won the Asahi Prize and was awarded the Order of Culture by the Japanese government. He died of a heart attack on July 30, 1965.