Biography

> Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (谷崎 潤一郎, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, 24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965) was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature. The tone and subject matter of his work ranges from shocking depictions of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions to subtle portrayals of the dynamics of family life within the context of the rapid changes in 20th-century Japanese society. Frequently, his stories are narrated in the context of a search for cultural identity in which constructions of the West and Japanese tradition are juxtaposed.

>He was one of six authors on the final shortlist for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, the year before his death.

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[From Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%27ichir%C5%8D_Tanizaki)

Books by 谷崎潤一郎

Siren's Lament
Siren's Lament
2025
Longing and Other Stories
Longing and Other Stories
2022
金と銀 (Kin to Gin)
金と銀 (Kin to Gin)
2022
Bazilari Isirgan Sever
Bazilari Isirgan Sever
2021
The Magician of Desire
The Magician of Desire
2021
Tales of the Metropolis - Kaiki
Tales of the Metropolis - Kaiki
2020
Daidokoro taiheiki
Daidokoro taiheiki
2019
Devils in daylight
Devils in daylight
2019
El club dels sibarites
El club dels sibarites
2019
Chichi yori musume e
Chichi yori musume e
2018
Elogi de l'ombra
Elogi de l'ombra
2018
Elogio de la sombra / Sobre la indolencia / Amor y pasión
Elogio de la sombra / Sobre la indolencia / Amor y pasión
2018
Henshin kitan shūsei
Henshin kitan shūsei
2018
Historia de Tomoda y Matsunaga
Historia de Tomoda y Matsunaga
2018
Tanizaki to Kyōka
Tanizaki to Kyōka
2017
The Gourmet Club
The Gourmet Club
2017
LA SOCIEDAD GASTRONÓMICA y otros cuentos para gourmets
LA SOCIEDAD GASTRONÓMICA y otros cuentos para gourmets
2016
Red roofs and other stories
Red roofs and other stories
2016
Taidanshū
Taidanshū
2015
Memoir of Forgetting the Capit
Memoir of Forgetting the Capital
2011
Sazende Sunkin
Sazende Sunkin
2011
Storie di Yokohama
Storie di Yokohama
2011
谷崎先生の書簡
谷崎先生の書簡
2008
Cilgin Bir Ihtiyarin Guncesi
Cilgin Bir Ihtiyarin Guncesi
2006
Elogi de l'ombra (El far) (Cat
Elogi de l'ombra (El far) (Catalan Edition)
2006
Le meurtre d'O-tsuya
Le meurtre d'O-tsuya
2005
細雪 (Sasameyuki)
細雪 (Sasameyuki)
2005
性の追求
性の追求
2004
谷崎潤一郎上海交遊記
谷崎潤一郎上海交遊記
2004
鍵・瘋癲老人日記
鍵・瘋癲老人日記
2004
Der Schlüssel
Der Schlüssel
2002
瘋癲老人日記 (Fūten rōjin nikki)
瘋癲老人日記 (Fūten rōjin nikki)
2002
Tanizaki Junʾichirō = Watanabe Chimako ōfuku shokan
Tanizaki Junʾichirō = Watanabe Chimako ōfuku shokan
2001
潤一郎&#x30E
潤一郎ラビリンス〈12〉
1999
Tanizaki Junichiro (Sakka no jiden)
Tanizaki Junichiro (Sakka no jiden)
1999
Jun ichirō rabirinsu
Jun ichirō rabirinsu
1998
Yoshino
Yoshino
1998
Tanizaki
Tanizaki
1997
Divagazioni sull'otium e altri
Divagazioni sull'otium e altri scritti
1995
I piedi di Fumiko ; Ave Maria
I piedi di Fumiko ; Ave Maria
1995
La morte d'oro
La morte d'oro
1995
The reed cutter and Captain Shigemoto's mother
The reed cutter and Captain Shigemoto's mother
1995
Storia di Tomoda e Matsunaga
Storia di Tomoda e Matsunaga
1994
幼少時代 (Yōshō jidai)
幼少時代 (Yōshō jidai)
1993
L'affaire du "Yanagiyu" et aut
L'affaire du "Yanagiyu" et autres récits étranges
1991
Svatsika - Quatre Soeurs - La Confession Impudique - Journal d'un vieux fou
Svatsika - Quatre Soeurs - La Confession Impudique - Journal d'un vieux fou
1991
Tanizaki Junichiro (Nihon gens
Tanizaki Junichiro (Nihon genso bungaku shusei)
1991
Tanizaki Junʼichirō hanzai shō
Tanizaki Junʼichirō hanzai shōsetsushū
1991
Tanizaki Sensei no shokan
Tanizaki Sensei no shokan
1991
Un Amour insensé
Un Amour insensé
1991
犯罪小説集
犯罪小説集
1991
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō wakashū
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō wakashū
1990
Bishoku kurabu
Bishoku kurabu
1989
La vie secrète du seigneur de Musashi
La vie secrète du seigneur de Musashi
1989
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror
1988
Chiisana ōkoku
Chiisana ōkoku
1987
陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)
陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan)
1987
Pianto di sirena
Pianto di sirena
1985
Some prefer nettles / The secret history of the Lord of Musashi / Arrowroot
Some prefer nettles / The secret history of the Lord of Musashi / Arrowroot
1985
痴人の愛 (Chijin no ai)
痴人の愛 (Chijin no ai)
1985
Matʹ Sigėmoto
Matʹ Sigėmoto
1984
Années d'enfance
Années d'enfance
1983
Bushūkō hiwa / Yoshino kuzu
Bushūkō hiwa / Yoshino kuzu
1983
Teidan san
Teidan san
1983
Tanizaki Junʻichirō no sho
Tanizaki Junʻichirō no sho
1979
Tanizaki Junʾichirō kashū
Tanizaki Junʾichirō kashū
1977
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō bunko
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō bunko
1973
Mōmoku monogatari ; Shunkin sh
Mōmoku monogatari ; Shunkin shō
1971
Ashikari and the Story of Shunkin
Ashikari and the Story of Shunkin
1970
Seven Japanese tales
Seven Japanese tales
1970
Shisei ; Shōnen
Shisei ; Shōnen
1970
猫と庄造と二人の女 (Neko to Shōzō to futari no onna)
猫と庄造と二人の女 (Neko to Shōzō to futari no onna)
1970
Shisei ; Himitsu
Shisei ; Himitsu
1969
中村真一郎, 福永武彥, 遠藤周作
中村真一郎, 福永武彥, 遠藤周作
1969
蓼喰ふ蟲
蓼喰ふ蟲
1969
El la vivo de Syunkin
El la vivo de Syunkin
1968
久保田万太郎, 里見[Ton]
久保田万太郎, 里見[Ton]
1968
Meiji no nihonbashi
Meiji no nihonbashi
1967
Setsugoan yawa
Setsugoan yawa
1967
石川淳
石川淳
1967
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro jisen shu
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro jisen shu
1966
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro shu
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro shu
1966
円地文子
円地文子
1966
小林秀雄
小林秀雄
1966
舟橋聖一
舟橋聖一
1966
谷崎潤一郎集
谷崎潤一郎集
1966
新々訳源氏物語
新々訳源氏物語
1964
La confession impudique
La confession impudique
1963
台所太平記
台所太平記
1963
Mittsu no baai
Mittsu no baai
1961
Tōsei shika modoki
Tōsei shika modoki
1961
Tōsei shikamodoki
Tōsei shikamodoki
1961
鍵 (Kagi)
鍵 (Kagi)
1961
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro zenshū
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro zenshū
1958
Utauta hanga no maki
Utauta hanga no maki
1957
Kasanka mangansui no yume
Kasanka mangansui no yume
1956
亂菊物語
亂菊物語
1955
Shōshō Shigemoto no haha
Shōshō Shigemoto no haha
1953
Shunkin shō, hoka
Shunkin shō, hoka
1953
Tede kuu mushi, hoka
Tede kuu mushi, hoka
1953
Tanizaki Junʼichirō zuihitsu s
Tanizaki Junʼichirō zuihitsu senshū
1951
Yoshinokuzu ; Mōmoku monogatar
Yoshinokuzu ; Mōmoku monogatari
1951
卍 (まんじ)
卍 (まんじ)
1951
Hyōfū
Hyōfū
1950
Kyō no yume Ōsaka no yume
Kyō no yume Ōsaka no yume
1950
Tanizaki Junʼichirō sakuhinsh
Tanizaki Junʼichirō sakuhinshū
1950
Tsuki to kyōgenshi
Tsuki to kyōgenshi
1950
Rangiku monogatari
Rangiku monogatari
1949
Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi
Tomoda to Matsunaga no hanashi
1949
蘆刈
蘆刈
1948
Gikyoku Okuni to Gohei
Gikyoku Okuni to Gohei
1947
Isoda Takajo no koto
Isoda Takajo no koto
1947
Nigatsudō no yūbe
Nigatsudō no yūbe
1947
刺青 (Shisei)
刺青 (Shisei)
1947
Kikigaki shō
Kikigaki shō
1946
Mōmoku monogatari
Mōmoku monogatari
1946
Sannin hōshi
Sannin hōshi
1946
Hatsumukashi
Hatsumukashi
1942
Fumeizi de jiao
Fumeizi de jiao
1941
Ai sureba koso
Ai sureba koso
1938
Yoshinokuzu
Yoshinokuzu
1937
Junʼitsurō zassan
Junʼitsurō zassan
1936
Setsuyō zuishitsu
Setsuyō zuishitsu
1935
攝陽随筆
攝陽随筆
1935
神與人之間
神與人之間
1934
Seishun monogatari
Seishun monogatari
1933
Ishōan zuihitsu
Ishōan zuihitsu
1932
Ishōan zuihuitsu
Ishōan zuihuitsu
1932
Sha yan
Sha yan
1930
Jōzetsuroku
Jōzetsuroku
1929
蓼喰う蟲 (Tade kuu mushi)
蓼喰う蟲 (Tade kuu mushi)
1929
Meiji Taishō bungaku zenshū
Meiji Taishō bungaku zenshū
1928
A spring-time case (Otsuya kor
A spring-time case (Otsuya koroshi)
1927
Mumyō to Aizen
Mumyō to Aizen
1927
Akai yane
Akai yane
1926
Jun'ichirō kigekishū
Jun'ichirō kigekishū
1926
Puisque je l'aime (Aisureba Ko
Puisque je l'aime (Aisureba Koso) [drame en trois actes]
1925
Geijutsu ikkagen
Geijutsu ikkagen
1924
Ē to bī no hanashi
Ē to bī no hanashi
1921
Junʼichirō kessaku zenshū
Junʼichirō kessaku zenshū
1921
Birōdo no yume
Birōdo no yume
1920
Kyōfu jidai
Kyōfu jidai
1920
Nyonin shinsei
Nyonin shinsei
1920
Kindai jōchishū
Kindai jōchishū
1919
Ningyo no nageki
Ningyo no nageki
1919
Norowareta gikyoku
Norowareta gikyoku
1919
Itansha no kanashimi
Itansha no kanashimi
1917
Otsuya goroshi
Otsuya goroshi
1915
Atsumono
Atsumono
1913
Journal d'un vieux fou
Journal d'un vieux fou
La historia de un ciego
La historia de un ciego
Le goût des orties
Le goût des orties
Manji, hoka
Manji, hoka
Quatre Seurs
Quatre Seurs
Secret Hist Lord Musa
Secret Hist Lord Musa
Some prefer mettles
Some prefer mettles
To egkōmio tēs skias
To egkōmio tēs skias
To kleidi
To kleidi