The Devil Continued
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A good fit for
- Japanese-literature readers who love Tanizaki Jun'ichirō and want to read the original Japanese
- University students and researchers in modern Japanese literature or comparative literature
- Serious fiction readers interested in the dark side of human nature and psychological depiction
- Language learners with Japanese reading ability who want to try public-domain e-books
Not a good fit for
- Readers with no Japanese reading ability who only want a Chinese translation
- Casual readers who prefer light, upbeat, positive plots
- Readers sensitive to controversial ideas in early modern literature
Reading tips
- Read a Chinese translation of a contemporary Tanizaki work first as background, then approach the Japanese original to reduce comprehension barriers.
- Keep a Japanese dictionary handy, read slowly passage by passage, and note shifts in sensory description and narrative perspective.
- After finishing, consult relevant literary-historical materials to understand the work's place in the author's creative trajectory.
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About the author
Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro, 1886-1965, was a major modern Japanese novelist. Four of his works are held in this collection: Shisei (The Tattooer), Akuma (The Devil), Zoku Akuma (The Devil, Continued), and Atsumono (Soup), commonly classified under inspirational growth. Public information is limited, and reliable in-collection records for biographical details such as nationality, education, and awards are unavailable, so they are not elaborated here. Judging from these four works, his subjects often concern the subtle recesses of human nature and the boundaries of desire; his touch is delicate, and he advances narrative through sensory description and psychological portrayal, creating a tense yet restrained atmosphere in short and medium-length forms. Titles such as Shisei, Akuma, and Zoku Akuma themselves reveal an attention to abnormal psychology and sensory experience, while Atsumono shows that he could also write with fine observation in everyday subjects. This method of carrying complex humanity in compressed length leads Chinese readers to place his works within the context of modern Japanese literature, offering reference value for understanding the aesthetic shifts in the fiction of that period.
