陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)
About this book
"This is a powerfully anti-modernist book, yet contains the most beautiful evocation of the traditional Japanese aesthetic, which cast such a spell on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. "The contradiction is easily explained: Tanizaki sees the empty Japanese wall as not empty at all, but a surface on which light continually traces its fugitive presence against encroaching shadow. He constructs a myth of the origin of the Japanese house: it began with a roof and overhanging eaves, which cast a shadow on the earth, calling forth a shelter." Read more: http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3159684&origin=BDweeklydigest#ixzz0iOulXDEW
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 3 readers · 112 pages · ≈ 2 h 04 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)?
About ≈ 2 h 04 m — 112 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)?
112 pages in its most-read edition.
Is 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan) in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan) take place?
It is set in Japon.
Who wrote 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)?
谷崎潤一郎.