A Cat, a Man, and Two Women
Junichiro Tanizaki
(Author)
Paul McCarthy
(Translator)
Description
The three pieces in this collection--the novella "A Cat, A Man, and Two Women" and two shorter pieces "The Little Kingdom" and "Professor Rado"--are lighthearted and entertaining variations on one of Tanizaki's favorite preoccupations: dominance and submission in relationships, complicated even further here by customs, public opinion, and comic grotesqueries. In the title piece, the bumbling Shozo is caught in the middle of an ongoing struggle between his ex-wife and her younger successor. Shozo would prefer to stay out of it and be peacefully left alone with his elegant tortoiseshell cat Lily, but he keeps getting dragged back into the battles and arguments. The result is an oddball love triangle centered around Lily, the only true object of Shozo's affections--"one of the finest pieces of literature concerning cats ever written" (Choice).Product Details
Price
$15.95
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
August 27, 2015
Pages
180
Dimensions
5.4 X 0.5 X 7.9 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811224499
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About the Author
Author of The Makioka Sisters, In Praise of Shadows, and A Cat, a Man, and Two Women, Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is arguably the greatest Japanese writer of the twentieth century.
Dr Paul McCarthy is the first-ever resident Sport Psychologist at the home of golf - St Andrews Links - and a Lecturer in Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has published numerous academic papers and books in sport and exercise psychology. He is a registered Sport Psychologist (HCPC) with over 15 years of experience working as a consultant in amateur and professional golf.
