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Some Prefer Nettles

Some Prefer Nettles

Author(s): Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

Location(s): Japan

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1990s

The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce. Misako’s father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son-in-law in the time-honoured Japanese traditions of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. The result is an absorbing, chilling conflict between ancient and modern, young and old.

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