A Cat, A Man, And Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 谷崎潤一郎, Paul McCarthy
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A Cat, A Man, And Two Women by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, 谷崎潤一郎, Paul McCarthy
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A Cat, A Man, And Two Women
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's darkly elegant novella is a masterpiece of psychological intrigue and subtle seduction. A seemingly simple domestic arrangement—a man living with his wife and her sister—becomes a complex study of desire, jealousy, and manipulation, all orchestrated with a most unlikely conductor: a cat.
The cat becomes the focal point of an intense rivalry between the two women, each seeking to win its affection and, by extension, to dominate the household and the man who inhabits it. Through this deceptively simple premise, Tanizaki explores the darker undercurrents of human relationships: possessiveness, control, vanity, and the curious ways in which desire and resentment intertwine. The cat, in its inscrutability and independence, becomes a mirror reflecting each character's inner motivations and obsessions.
Tanizaki's prose is precise and psychologically acute, moving between observation and inference, between surface and subtext. At just 128 pages, this is a concentrated, powerful read—short enough to be read in one sitting yet dense with meaning and psychological depth. Published by Daunt Books, this classic story is presented in a beautiful, contemporary edition.
Perfect for readers drawn to psychological fiction, fans of Japanese literature, those intrigued by the complex dynamics of desire and power, and anyone who has ever wondered what a cat truly sees when it observes human behaviour.
Publisher: Daunt Books
Date Published: 02/11/2017
ISBN: 9781911547037
Number of pages: 128
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