num_pages: 320
description: In these seven stories, the author of The Makioka Sisters explores the territory where love becomes self-annihilation, where the contemplation of beauty gives way to fetishism, and where tradition becomes an instrument of refined cruelty.
language: English
title: Seven Japanese Tales
titlecomplete: Seven Japanese Tales
genres: Asia, 20th Century, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Japanese Literature, Asian Literature, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Japan
ratings_count: 1919
publisher: Vintage