The mastery of writing is ultimately an aesthetics, and it comes down to whether one can create one's own style.
われわれ東洋人は何でもない所に陰翳を生じさせて、美を創造するのである。
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Tanizaki Junichiro (1886-1965) was a Japanese novelist celebrated for his exploration of sexuality, beauty, and the tension between Western modernization and Japanese tradition. His masterwork 'The Makioka Sisters' chronicles an Osaka merchant family's decline, while 'In Praise of Shadows' remains the essential essay on Japanese aesthetics.
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