Junichiro Tanizaki

Author of The Makioka Sisters, In Praise of Shadows, and A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965) is arguably the greatest Japanese writer of the twentieth century.

Junichiro Tanizaki

Author of The Makioka Sisters, In Praise of Shadows, and A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965) is arguably the greatest Japanese writer of the twentieth century.

Books by Junichiro Tanizaki

  • A Cat, A Man, and Two Women

    Junichiro Tanizaki, Paul McCarthy

    Paperback, 2015

    A novella and two short stories reveal Tanizaki at his best and most bizarre
  • The Maids

    Junichiro Tanizaki, Michael P. Cronin

    Paperback, 2019

    A major discovery: Tanizaki’s wonderful final novel—now available as a paperback
  • Devils in Daylight

    Junichiro Tanizaki, J. Keith Vincent

    Paperback, 2019

    Now in paperback, a suspenseful early novella from “the outstanding Japanese novelist of this century” (Edmund White).