by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070383429
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«Un Amour insensé» is the Japanese novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki published by Gallimard in paperback (276 pages, in French).
In 1920s Japan, engineer Jôji Kawai falls in love with Naomi, a fifteen-year-old waitress who dreams of being «terribly modern». The country's Westernization turns Naomi into a cynical and fickle being; their marriage is narrated as a painful and ironic chronicle of life together.
Work originally published in 1924 under the title «Chijin no Ai». This edition includes a translation by Marc Mécréant and a preface by Alberto Moravia.
A work of interest to readers of Japanese literature and to those seeking a twentieth-century classic about desire and modernity.
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 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 range 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 the West and Japanese tradition are juxtaposed.
