{"product_id":"9784805318041-in-praise-of-shadows","title":"In Praise of Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis eloquent work on the Japanese sense of beauty explores the subtle interplay of shade and light in several important aspects of Japanese life - architecture, drama, food, femininity and literature - and traces the retreat of this mature, shadowy aesthetic tradition before the brighter, more garnish products of Western technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunichiro Tanizaki, one of the most eloquent Japanese novelists, leads readers through 'darkness seen by candlelight' replete with a 'pregnancy of particles like fine, ashes, each particle as luminous as a rainbow'. His flowing, wandering meditation cannot fail to delight all lovers of the traditions of the East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43847154172040,"sku":"9784805318041","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/in-praise-of-shadows-9784805318041-6948158.jpg?v=1752914446","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9784805318041-in-praise-of-shadows","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}