
Quicksand
by Junichiro Tanizaki
Title:
Quicksand
Author:
Junichiro Tanizaki
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
192 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780099485612
EAN:
9780099485612
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
262
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 134 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy and deceit - and a Japanese queer classic. Sonoko must tell her story. Listen and decide for yourself.Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady in an uninspiring marriage. When she decides to take an art class in town she meets the extraordinary Mitsuko, a woman as beautiful and charismatic as she is cunning. They begin a passionate affair but as Sonoko's infatuation with Mitsuko deepens, she finds herself sinking ever-further into a quicksand of sex, humiliation and deceit.'A riveting tale of malevolent corruption fatally masked by a terrible and deceptive beauty' Kirkus Reviews'Classic Tanizaki...exuberant storytelling within a multi-layered narrative of sexual obsession' Japan TimesWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KRISTEN ROUPENIAN




















