Tanizaki and descriptions ...

It is good news that Tanizaki wrote there: his talent for descriptions is really present and immerses us tremendously in the atmosphere of the house, the garden and the nearby places (I really had the impression of be in the novel in these passages!) and feelings of the character, which is the true interest of the book.

Then the story itself is friendly (reading, since it is dramatic enough) but very short and I confess that when I arrive late (I still had barely 5 pages), I could have believe that the novel was not 200-300 as the author rather quickly finished the new which is, to my taste, too bad ...

He must be aware that it is a novel and not a novel, it "lacks" So many things about the history and everything is very (too) fast!

Summarize a nice (and very short) book to read in peace! (I especially recommend to readers of Mishima and Japanese literature in general!)