num_pages: 56
description: An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight, and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.
language: English
title: In Praise of Shadows
titlecomplete: In Praise of Shadows
genres: Architecture, Asia, Essays, Art, Philosophy, Japanese Literature, Design, Classics, Nonfiction, Japan
ratings_count: 21590
awards: awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: Metų verstinė knyga for Non-fiction
publisher: Leete's Island Books