Diary of a Mad Old Man (Paperback, New edition)

Tanizaki's last novel - written during his final illness, echoes his o wn life. Moving and powerful, it takes the form of an old man's diary, where he records his struggle with his self-image, and the manifestat ions of age, and his growing desire for his beautiful, Westernised dau ghter-in-law. Between them, the two characters embody Japan past and p resent.