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Original Title:	陰翳礼讃 [In'ei raisan]
ISBN:	0918172020 (ISBN13: 9780918172020)
Edition Language:	English

In Praise of Shadows Paperback | Pages: 56 pages

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Title	:	In Praise of Shadows
Author	:	Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 56 pages
Published	:	December 1st 1977 by Leete's Island Books (first published 1933)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Cultural. Japan. Architecture. Art. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Philosophy. Writing. Essays

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The preference for a pensive luster to a shallow brilliance.



My quiet, soothingly minimalist room seems of no consequence when juxtaposed with the unearthly beauty that Jun'ichirō Tanizaki described in this splendid essay on aesthetics.

A shōji. Lightning. Electric fans. The right heating system. Architecture. Food.
Every detail to avoid the disruption of harmony in a Japanese room.
An almost imperceptible line between an extremely refine taste and the subtlety of irony.

We delight in the mere sight of the delicate glow of fading rays clinging to the surface of a dusky wall, there to live out what little life remains to them. We never tire of the sight, for to us this pale glow and these dim shadows far surpass any ornament. (9)

Inside this book, there is a room that seems enraptured by the sobriety of the different shades of black.
So much space beholding the magnificence of a dim light on a particular spot, barely illuminating the serene twilight the walls seem to be made of.

Could this book be applied to people? It shouldn't. But that is subject to one's personality. You could be the reserved, darkened room. Except when writing. And that would be fine.

Nevertheless, a book on beauty has its share of ugliness; people's skin and supposed degrees of purity.

Above all, this is an essay that exalts the enigmatic candlelight.
The particular beauty of a candle emanating a delicate glow that embellish a silent room. A most idyllic view under its mystical light.

Nothing superfluous. Nothing pretentious. Nothing loud but the silence. A universe in one's thoughts. The encounter with oneself under the tenuous radiance of a candle, evoking a somber night and the bright moon someone is gazing at.

Tanizaki observes. Tanizaki fights. Tanizaki pouts! Tanizaki misses. Tanizaki regrets.
The sound of the rain playing gently with the dusky light of a candle.

The mind wanders.



Nov 21, 2015
* Also on my blog.
** Photo credit: Japanese room / via bluebu.us
Tatami room / via Kyoto Contemplation
Candle / via Free images

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لعل هاروكي موراكامي وياسوناري كاواباتا ويوكيو ميشيما هم أشهر أدباء اليابان في العالم العربي. ولكن الفرصة لم تسنح للقارئ العربي للتعرف على جانيتشيرو تانيزاكي وهو روائي ياباني لا يقل في مكانته أو مستواه عن الآخرين. بل إن الكثيرين من عشاق وخبراء الأدب الياباني يختارون روايته "الأخوات ماكيوكا" كأفضل رواية يابانية في القرن العشرين.أما الكتاب الذي بين ايدينا والمعنون بـ"مديح الظل" فهو عبارة عن مقال مطول (48 صفحة) كتبه تانيزاكي عن موضوع أثار اهتمامه لفترة طويلة وهو: الفارق بين مفهوم الجمال عند

The preference for a pensive luster to a shallow brilliance. My quiet, soothingly minimalist room seems of no consequence when juxtaposed with the unearthly beauty that Jun'ichirō Tanizaki described in this splendid essay on aesthetics.A shōji. Lightning. Electric fans. The right heating system. Architecture. Food.Every detail to avoid the disruption of harmony in a Japanese room. An almost imperceptible line between an extremely refine taste and the subtlety of irony. We delight in the mere

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Mas o que raio foi isto?Eu a 10 páginas de ter iniciado o livro só pensava "não! Este livro tem de ser mais que isto. Não pode, não pode continuar assim!"Mas não. O livro continuou na mesma veia desinteressante.Basicamente o autor compara a importância que a sombra ou as sombras possuem na sua cultura com a importância quase inexistente que as mesmas possuem no mundo ocidental moderno.Chegou ao ponto de falar em RETRETES! E comparar as retretes orientais com as ocidentais.Não estou a enganar-me.

In this little book, Junichiro Tanizaki helped me understand why I ~ a thorough Westerner, NYC born & bred ~ am so drawn to the Japanese aesthetic. He begins his essay with an example I can totally relate to. Many Japanese people take pains to hide electrical wires because they dont want to spoil the beauty of the traditional decor. I so get this. I wish I could hide all my electrical wires too. There are so many of them, not to mention all the LED lights from appliances that once were

کتابی عالی برای علاقهمندان به فرهنگ سنتی. نویسنده با نگاهی تیزبینانه نشان میدهد که چطور دریافت سنتی ژاپنیها از زیبایی تحت تأثیر الگوهای غربی تغییر میکند. در حین خواندن کتاب مدام الگوهای فکری ژاپنی و غربی را با الگوهای خودمان هم مقایسه میکنید و به نکاتی دربارهی روانشناسی جمعی خودمان پی میبرید که شاید پیش از آن هرگز به آنها توجه نکرده بودید. ترجمه و طراحی کتاب هم حرف نداردتکههایی از متنسالها پیش یک بار در مقالهای که برای مجلهی بونگی شونجو نوشتم خودنویس را با قلممو مقایسه کردم. آنجا گفتم که اگر