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Quicksand
A seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy and deceit, and a Japanese classic
Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady in an uninspiring marriage. They begin a passionate affair and Sonoko soon finds herself infatuated by Mitsuko, and ensnared in a web of sex, humiliation and deceit.
A seductive psychological thriller about of obsession and jealousy, and a Japanese classic - now with an introduction by Kristen Roupenian, author of 'Cat Person'
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Quicksand is a seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy, and deceit, and is considered a Japanese classic. Now featuring an introduction by Kristen Roupenian, author of 'Cat Person'.
Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady trapped in an uninspiring marriage. Seeking something more, she enrols in an art class in town where she encounters the extraordinary Mitsuko, a woman as beautiful and charismatic as she is cunning. They embark on a passionate affair, with Sonoko quickly becoming infatuated with Mitsuko, finding herself ensnared in a complex web of sex, humiliation, and deceit.
With an introduction by Kristen Roupenian, author of 'Cat Person'.
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Quicksand is a riveting exploration of malevolent corruption set in 1920s Japan. It blends elements reminiscent of James Cain and Vladimir Nabokov, teasing readers with notions of forbidden pleasures. The narrative is described as a harrowing black comedy of love and death, beautifully and mysteriously contrived.
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ISBN: 9780099485612
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 November 1994
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Kristen Roupenian
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 142g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Junichiro Tanizaki was one of Japan's greatest twentienth century novelists. Born in 1886 in Tokyo, his first published work - a one-act play - appeared in 1910 in a literary magazine he helped to found. Tanizaki lived in the cosmopolitan Tokyo area until the earthquake of 1923, when he moved to the Kyoto-Osaka region and became absorbed in Japan's past. All his most important works were written after 1923, among them Some Prefer Nettles (1929), The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi (1935), several modern versions of The Tale of Genji (1941, 1954 and 1965), The Makioka Sisters, The Key (1956) and Diary of a Mad Old Man (1961). He was awarded an Imperial Award for Cultural Merit in 1949 and in 1965 he was elected an honorary member of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the first Japanese writer to receive this honour. Tanizaki died later that same year.
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