"The Key" is a masterpiece by Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki. The text is based on the diaries of a middle-aged couple. It is equivalent to a record of a couple's life from a dual perspective. The privacy, speculation, inducement, and secret fighting between the couple, through the four-corner relationship joined by the daughter and the prospective son-in-law, eventually lead to the conspiracy-like ending of the husband's death due to stimulation. This diary-style novel is a plot designed for desire written by Junichiro Tanizaki in the 1950s. It has become a classic work depicting human desires. It is unique in terms of subject matter, structure, and dramatic tension of novel art.
Reader comments
The writing style of this book is really unique! The story unfolds through the couple's diaries, which makes me feel as if I am personally there, feeling the complex emotions and human desires between the couple. The author's writing style is delicate and meticulous, and the description of details is very accurate, which made me think constantly while reading. Moreover, this book is very enlightening and made me understand that I need to maintain trust and communication in a relationship, while also respecting the privacy of the other person. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
On human nature or what the Japanese actually wrote
The world is so vast that there are no wonders. The Japanese are so weird!
The brain thinking of literati is not comparable to that of ordinary people
What happened to her son-in-law? Married to your daughter? Still married to her!
I've roughly watched the movie adaptation.
Very exciting, worthy of being a famous writer.
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking
Delicate description of psychological details
Real, objective and beautiful
The inner description of the character is real and interesting
Very bold, writing about the unspeakable inner feelings of a middle-aged couple
Is that it? It's over?
Every night I thought the footsteps were from my husband [laughing and crying]
The writing style of this book is really unique! The story unfolds through the couple's diaries, which makes me feel as if I am personally there, feeling the complex emotions and human desires between the couple. The author's writing style is delicate and meticulous, and the description of details is very accurate, which made me think constantly while reading. Moreover, this book is very enlightening and made me understand that I need to maintain trust and communication in a relationship, while also respecting the privacy of the other person. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
On human nature or what the Japanese actually wrote
The world is so vast that there are no wonders. The Japanese are so weird!
The brain thinking of literati is not comparable to that of ordinary people
What happened to her son-in-law? Married to your daughter? Still married to her!
I've roughly watched the movie adaptation.
Very exciting, worthy of being a famous writer.
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking
Delicate description of psychological details
Real, objective and beautiful
The inner description of the character is real and interesting
Very bold, writing about the unspeakable inner feelings of a middle-aged couple
Is that it? It's over?
Every night I thought the footsteps were from my husband [laughing and crying]