Some Prefer Nettles
Author: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce. Misako’s father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the time-honoured Japanese traditions of aes….Read More
17 Books Similar to Some Prefer Nettles
Thousand Cranes
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Kokoro
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The Sound of the Mountain
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The Page Turner
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Sanshirō
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Too Close to the Edge
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Quicksand (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))
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In Praise of Shadows
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Naomi
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The Temple Of The Golden Pavilion
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Empress Orchid
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Snow Country
Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece, a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan.At an… Continue Reading Posted in: Japan, Japanese Fiction, Literary Criticism & Theory, Small Town & Rural Fiction, Translations Into English
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