About “In Praise of Shadows”
This 1933 essay by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is an anti-modernist work that evokes the traditional Japanese aesthetic, one that cast a spell on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. Tanizaki sees the empty Japanese wall not as empty but as a surface on which light traces its presence against shadow, and constructs a myth of the Japanese house originating from a roof and eaves casting shadow, calling forth shelter.
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- Latest edition
- 2019 · ISBN 9781784875572
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- 9781784875572
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | In Praise of Shadows | 2019 | 9781784875572 | Buy on Amazon |
| In Praise of Shadows | 2019 | 9781446475577 | Buy on Amazon | |
| In Praise of Shadows | 2017 | 9780918172662 | Buy on Amazon | |
| In Praise of Shadows | 2017 | 9780918172679 | Buy on Amazon | |
| In Praise of Shadows | 1999 | 9780224030823 | Buy on Amazon | |
| In praise of shadows | 1991 | 0224028987 | Buy on Amazon | |
| | In Praise of Shadows | 1980 | 9780918172020 | Buy on Amazon |
 | In praise of shadows | 1977 | — | Buy on Amazon |
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How many pages is In Praise of Shadows?
In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki has 128 pages.
