japanese literature in english

Diary of a mad old man

Translated by: Howard Hibbett

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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.

Japanese title: Futen rojin nikki
Subjects: Junichiro Tanizaki, Translations into English
Older men, Fiction
Notes: Japanese title: Futen rojin nikki.
Description: 177 p. 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780679730248
OCLC Number: 631543861
Genre: Fiction
Document Type: Book
Publisher: Knopf, 1965; Perigree Books, 1981; Vintage, 1991
Publication Place: New York; New York; New York
Japanese Publication Date: 1961
English Publication Date: 1965
Related: UNESCO collection of representative works: Japanese series

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