{"product_id":"diary-of-a-mad-old-man-junichiro-tanizaki-9780099285199","title":"Diary of a Mad Old Man","description":"Two or three times a day I think to myself: maybe I’ll die today.\nWhile recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi turns to his diary to wryly record his struggle with his ageing body. Though impotent and in pain he notes down his growing desire for his beautiful daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady past. Written when the author himself was an old man and shining with self-effacing humour, Tanizaki’s last novel is a tragicomedy about desire and the will to survive.\n‘Lightly comic, lyrically evocative and savagely cruel’ New York Times\n‘An artistic masterpiece’ Irish Times","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67938359083296,"sku":"9780099285199","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780099285199_65517.jpg?v=1792751199","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/diary-of-a-mad-old-man-junichiro-tanizaki-9780099285199","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}