The Key & Diary of a Mad Old Man
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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. In The Key , a middle-aged professor plies his wife of thirty years with any number of stimulants, from brandy to a handsome young lover, in order to reach new heights of pleasure. Their alternating diaries record their separate adventures, but whether for themselves or each other becomes the question. 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1400079004
ISBN13:9781400079001
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:Vintage
Length:368 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"
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