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The Key

by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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The story of a dying marriage, told in the form of parallel diaries. After nearly 30 years of marriage, a dried-up, middle-aged professor frenziedly strives for new heights of carnal pleasure with his repressed, dissatisfied wife, resorting to stimulants galore for her. During the day, they record their adventures of the previous night.

First published 1956 Chuokoron-Shinsha 127 pages
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
4
Editions known
42
Classification
DDC 895.634 LCC PL-0839.00000000.A7 K23 1956 AdulteryFictionFiction, generalFiction, sagasHusband and wifeJapan, fictionJapanese literatureMarried people
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ISBN 9780679730231 English
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