{"product_id":"the-siren-s-lament-essential-stories","title":"The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eLavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures—translated into English for the first time—from a classic Japanese writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing “The Qilin,” “The Siren’s Lament,” and the novella Killing O-Tsuya, this gorgeous new edition of 3 classic works translated by Bryan Karetnyk distills the essence of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's shorter fiction: the co-mingling of Japanese and Chinese mythologies, the chillingly dark side of desire, and the paper-thin line between the sublime and the depraved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* “The Qilin”: The sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a struggling duke, whose pursuit of virtue is threatened by his consort's obsession desire for pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e* Killing O-Tsuya: A naïve servant elopes with his master's daughter, only to be plunged headlong into a world of murder and corruption.\u003cbr\u003e* “The Siren’s Lament”: Exhausted by a lifestyle of never-ending debauchery, a young prince finds himself in possession of a dazzling, beguiling mermaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essential short works of one of the most important and widely-read figured in modern Japanese literature, author of hugely popular works including In Praise of Shadows, The Makioka Sisters, and Naomi; renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588437717216,"sku":"1782278095","price":2990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781782278092.jpg?v=1769234786","url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/products\/the-siren-s-lament-essential-stories","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}