WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki. In Black and White: A Novel
Translated by Phyllis I. Lyons.(2017)
“In Black and White showcases Tanizaki’s customary verve, humor, and brilliance. This wonderful translation brings to life a novel that has been unduly neglected. What a treat!”
– Phillip Lopate, author of Against Joie de Vivre
“In Black and White provides yet more evidence of Tanizaki’s full mastery of his craft. Tightly structured and full of dark humor, it is both a murder mystery and metafiction in which a novel incriminates its own creator. Only a writer of Tanizaki’s caliber could have penned this and The Makioka Sisters, two works so radically different one can only marvel that they are the product of the same mind.”
– Minae Mizumura, author of A True Novel
