Beauty is always discovered in the actualities of living.
文章の極意は、読者に文章だと感じさせないことにある。
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Tanizaki Junichiro (1886-1965) was a Japanese novelist celebrated for his exploration of sexuality, beauty, and the tension between Western modernization and Japanese tradition. His masterwork 'The Makioka Sisters' chronicles an Osaka merchant family's decline, while 'In Praise of Shadows' remains the essential essay on Japanese aesthetics.
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