japanese literature

in english

search japanese books translated into english:

Book Subject Tag: Older men

  • The key ; and, Diary of a mad old man

    These two modern classics by the great Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki, both utilize the diary form to explore the authority that love and sex have over all.

  • Diary of a mad old man

    Diary of a Mad Old Man records, with alternating humor and sadness, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi’s discovery that even his stroke-ravaged body still contains a raging libido, especially in the unwitting presence of his chic, mysterious daughter-in-law.