Author · 1886–1965
谷崎潤一郎Tanizaki Jun'ichirō · たにざき じゅんいちろう
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō was born in Nihonbashi, Tōkyō, and became one of the major novelists of modern Japanese literature. His early stories, such as 刺青 (The Tattooer), are known for their aestheticism and their fascination with beauty, obsession and transgression, qualities that are also on display in 秘密. After the Great Kantō Earthquake he moved to the Kansai region, and his later writing turned increasingly toward traditional Japanese culture. His best-known works include 痴人の愛 (Naomi), 蓼喰ふ蟲 (Some Prefer Nettles), 細雪 (The Makioka Sisters) and the essay 陰翳礼讃 (In Praise of Shadows). He also produced modern Japanese translations of The Tale of Genji.
Stories by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō
秘密 — A Taste for Secrets
秘密 is an early short story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō, narrated in the first person by a jaded young man in Tōkyō who has grown bored with ordinary pleasures. He hides away in a temple in a run-down corner of Asakusa, fills his room with books…