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In Praise of Shadows is an essay on Japanese aesthetics by the Japanese writer, Junichiro Tanizaki. Summary of the Book Tanizaki’s thoughts collected in this volume range from architecture, jade, food, to toilets! The book brings together a critical sense of the use of space in buildings, flawless descriptions of lacquer ware under candlelight, and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. It offers a standard description of the combination of the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the incredible light of the present times. About Junichiro Tanizaki Junichiro Tanizaki was one of the foremost writers of modern Japanese literature. Some of his works depict the peculiar world of sexuality and erotic obsessions while others present his ideas on the dynamics of family life in the 20th-century Japanese society. His works include The Key & Diary of a Mad Old Man, Quicksand, Seven Japanese Tales, Some Prefer Nettles, and A Cat, A Man, and Two Women.