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'This year I intend to begin writing freely about a topic which, in the past, I have hesitated to mention even here. I have always avoided commenting on my sexual relations with Ikuko, for fear that she might surreptitiously read my diary and be offended...' So begins The Key - a forthright and moving tale of a middle-aged man deeply in love with his younger wife. In spite of that love, they have grown physically apart, each unsure of the other's thoughts and desires-until the day Ikuko discovers the key to her husband's diary with its desperate hints of jealousy and voyeurism. The key, she realises, to his very soul...

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

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Jun'ichir Tanizaki

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ܲ'󾱰 Tanizaki ( һ) was a Japanese author, and one of the major writers of modern Japanese literature, perhaps the most popular Japanese novelist after Natsume Sseki.

Some of his works present a rather shocking world of sexuality and destructive erotic obsessions; others, less sensational, subtly portray the dynamics of family life in the context of the rapid changes in 20th-century Japanese society.

Frequently his stories are narrated in the context of a search for cultural identity in which constructions of "the West" and "Japanese tradition" are juxtaposed. The results are complex, ironic, demure, and provocative.

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Ȧ ?Ҧ ?ȦŦɦ ʦ Ȧ ԦЦϦ?ŦҦ Ӧ ?̦̦.

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?ͦ Ц?̦Ϧɦ Цɦ֦?Ħ ҦŦΦϦԦ˦ɦ?? ϦѦ??-ǦĦϦ?? ΦŦʦɦ?Ŧ ?̦ŦҦ Ҧ ?ͦ ƦŦԦ?Ѧ ̦Ŧ? Ц ЦϦ˦? ֦?ͦɦ -ʦӦЦɦŦҦ?ͦ? ŦѦئӦɦ?? ʦ ϦɦʦϦæŦͦŦɦ??-ҦԦ̦?ئҦ?.

æ?զϦԦ Ц?˦˦Ǧ˦ Ӧ ?ʦѦ? ŦΦϦ̦Ϧ˦ϦæǦӦɦ? Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ӦϦ?.
ѦԦ? ʦ ?ѦѦǦӦ ΦŦʦɦ?Ŧ Ԧ? æѦЦ? ЦϦ?ЦئҦ Ҧ?צŦئ ʦ ЦϦʦ?צŦئ ̦ ̦ϦѦ? ԦЦɦͦɦʦӦɦ? ʦ ̦ɦ?? ĦɦŦɦҦĦԦӦɦ?.

?˦ Ԧ? ЦϦ ĦŦ Ȧ ?˦Ŧæ ЦϦ? ?ͦ? ҦӦϦ ?˦˦Ϧ ¦?ҦʦϦͦӦ ?Ҧ ҦӦ ʦѦԦ̦?ͦ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ.

?ͦĦѦ?, ʦȦǦæǦ?? ЦͦŦЦɦҦӦǦ?Ϧ,ӦԦЦɦ?? ϦɦʦϦæŦͦŦ?Ѧ֦?,?ƦԦæ? ʦ Ц?Ѧ? ̦ɦ? ?Ѧ? ЦϦ ?Ҧ? ҦӦ Цɦ֦?Ħ Ӧئ æϦͦ? Ӧ? ͦ Ц?ƦŦ Ӧ ?˦ ӦϦ ?ʦ˦ŦɦĦɦ??.
ӦѦ?Ŧ Ӧ æԦͦ?ʦ ӦϦ,Ӧ ȦԦ?ƦŦ ʦ ӦǦ ЦϦȦ? ?֦ϦͦӦ? ŦͦŦѦæϦЦϦɦǦ?ͦ ?˦ Ӧ ƦئӦɦ? ӦϦ ?ͦҦӦɦʦӦ,Ӧ ϦЦ? ?æ Ǧ˦ɦ?? ĦŦ ҦԦ?ĦϦԦ ̦ Ӧ Ҧئ̦Ӧɦ? ӦϦ ɦʦ?ӦǦӦ.
?Ӧ Ӧ ͦӦɦ˦̦?ͦŦӦ ЦϦզ?ƦŦ ͦ ̦ЦŦ ҦӦ Цɦ֦?Ħ ɦʦͦϦЦ?ǦҦ? Ӧئ ͦϦ̦Ϧ?æǦӦئ ̦ ?Ȧ ?ҦӦ?.
Ѧ?ƦŦ ͦ æ?զŦ 1 ͦϦԦ?Ϧ.

æԦͦ?ʦ ?ͦ ?ͦ? ѦɦҦӦϦʦѦӦɦ?? ϦɦʦϦ?ͦŦɦ?. Ϧ¦ѦϦ?ͦŦɦ ʦ ǦȦɦ? ЦѦئ֦Ǧ?ͦ. ԦЦɦ?? ?˦? ҦԦ?æϦ ʦ ̦Ǧ?Ѧ? ЦϦ ЦɦҦӦ?Ŧ ʦ?ĦͦӦ Ц? ?ΦɦƦ ʦ?ӦŦѦ ?֦. ͦɦʦͦϦЦ?ǦӦ ҦŦΦϦԦ˦ɦ?, æŦ?Ӧ ʦӦЦɦŦҦ?ͦ ˦æͦ? ЦϦ ĦԦͦҦӦ?Ŧ Ӧ ̦Ԧ? ʦ Ӧ ʦϦѦ? Ӧ?.
?ЦϦԦ˦,ЦϦͦǦ?,ŦҦئҦӦѦŦ?? ʦ զϦҦɦئ?ͦ ?ҦӦʦӦ.
Ѧ?ƦŦ ͦ æ?զŦ ҦӦ? 4 ͦϦԦ?Ϧ.

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ɦ?ƦϦԦ̦ Ŧ ЦŦѦɦӦѦϦ?? Ӧ ĦԦ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ЦϦ ̦? ʦ˦ئҦϦ?ƦϦԦ ҦӦǦ ʦѦŦ¦ӦϦ?̦Ѧ ӦϦ ƦŦԦæѦɦ?.
? ЦϦʦ?ЦӦϦԦ ĦԦ Ŧ Ħɦ?ӦѦϦ ĦɦզϦѦŦӦɦ?? צԦ֦ϦҦԦͦ?ҦŦ? Ŧæʦ˦ئ¦ɦҦ?ͦ? Ҧ ʦϦɦ? Ʀ? ̦ ʦ?ͦ? ҦԦ̦?ئҦ? ?̦¦ӦϦ? ӦϦ Ŧ?? ЦѦ? ӦϦ ?˦˦.
ɦ ʦϦԦѦҦ?ͦ Ҧ?Ҧ. ?ͦ? æŦѦҦ?ͦ? Ц?ئѦ ?ѦئӦ?. ?˦˦Ŧɦצ ʦӦ?ǦҦ? ʦ ɦʦͦϦЦ?ǦҦ?.

(?ʦ˦ǦҦ ʦѦԦ?? ?æͦئҦ?: ЦϦĦŦʦ? ʦ Ц ӦϦ? ĦԦ Ц?֦Ӧ?).

ʦ?ͦ? æ?զŦ ?ȦŦɦ?,Ŧʦզ?ƦŦӦ ̦ ˦ŦЦ?ӦǦӦ,̦Ŧ˦æ֦Ϧ˦? ЦϦ ӦϦ ͦɦ?Ŧ ֦?ͦ? ʦ ӦϦ ϦĦǦæ? ҦӦǦ ĦԦͦ?. ͦƦǦ?Ŧ ͦϦҦǦ? ӦǦ ǦĦϦ? ʦ ϦĦǦæ?Ӧ ҦӦ ?ЦʦѦ.

ʦ?ͦ æ?զŦ ?̦̦Ӧ. ԦҦ?ͦŦӦ ? ԦЦϦӦæ?ͦ ʦ Ԧ?ʦϦԦ ҦӦ? Ϧ?ΦŦ? ӦϦ ҦԦ?æϦ Ӧ? ˦? ŦΦԦզ?ͦŦ Ц?˦˦Ǧ˦ Ҧ?Ħɦ ŦЦɦ¦Ϧ?? ʦ?¦ϦԦ˦ئ ЦѦϦ?ҦŦئ.
ʦӦЦɦŦҦ?ͦ Ӧ? ?Ҧ æѦɦ?Ŧ,̦ɦҦ?, ŦЦɦ?˦˦ŦӦ ԦЦϦ¦˦ǦӦɦ? ʦ ŦʦĦɦʦ?Ӧ ǦĦϦͦɦ?....

̦ԦҦӦɦ? ЦϦ ЦϦʦ?ЦӦϦͦӦ Ц˦Ǧ?ͦϦԦ,˦ԦӦ?ͦϦԦ,ɦʦͦϦЦϦɦ? ʦ ʦӦҦӦ?զϦԦ.

Ӧ? 15 ЦѦɦ?Ϧ ?ͦ? Ц?֦Ӧ? ҦӦ̦?Ŧ Ӧ Цɦ֦?Ħ.

Ӧ? 2 ?Ϧ ʦ?ҦӦҦ Ŧ?˦ɦΦ? Цɦ֦ͦɦĦɦ? ̦ ͦҦӦ?צɦ̦.

Ӧ? 11 ϦԦ?Ϧ (Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ӦŦ˦Ŧ?ͦŦ ) Цɦ֦?Ħ Ϧ˦Ϧʦ˦Ǧ?ͦŦӦ.

?17 ЦѦɦ?Ϧ

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Tanizaki's main theme always seems to psychoanalyze his characters' sexual drive in every book. Sometimes it's more subdued, in The Key though it is front and center and the main point. The book follows a husband and wife, with alternating diary entries between the two. Their love life is the focus and it's clear that while they are writing this for themselves, they are also actively writing it for each other in the hopes that the other is reading (the husband literally states this in his first entry).

We get a brief history of their lives together, but the focus is on their current lives. The husband is looking for a way to excite his wife who he finds cold. The wife in contrast more than implies that it was an arranged marriage and that while she loves him in a way, she also hates him. In regards to the full plot I will say no more. This is one the reader should experience going in blind, and all that I've said thus far is pretty much outright stated within the first two or three diary entries.

This dynamic and shifting points of view makes for an uncomfortable book, but also one where the reader needs to read between the lines. You need to separate the truth from the lies. Figure out what is being written just to accommodate or infuriate the other partner in the relationship. It's short (my copy is only around 160 pages) but one you should take your time with if you want to get the full experience from it.

While never overly explicit, it should be noted that readers uncomfortable with erotic aspects in their novels may way want to avoid this one. Every page is really about sexuality to a degree, it's literally in every line. Like many of Tanizaki's works, it's the focus, but even more so here. There's not even a side-plot to use it as a metaphor, it is the plot here.

I have enjoyed everything I've read by Tanizaki thus far; he's considered one of the greats of Japanese literature for good reason. That said, I think this is a lesser work. An interesting one, but still not as good as the others I've read. Frankly I found the psychology of the characters, while at times understandable, also a little hard to deal with. I found myself actively disliking the husband and the more I read the more I suspected where things were going. 3/5 stars.
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This book was, ironically, one of the only classics I manages to find in a collection of popular/mainstream literature. I stopped wondering why after ten pages. It is short nd concise and very hot and perverse, and you even have the excuse that it is classical Japanese literature--what's not to love?

Fortunately, it is also much, much more than cheap eroticism. Indeed, to read it as an exciting bedside reading is to miss the point entirely. It is rather a psychological novel, based on the partial understanding of a husband and wife who try to explore each other's feelings in order to better manipulate the other. Of course, when I say "feelings", do not understand that this is some sort of emotional introspection where husband and wife try to get into each other's head and finally learn about mutual rspect. This is not about emotions at all (nor respect, for that matter), this is about sex, and manipulation. But who said that sex was less complex than emotions?

I guess the best thing about this book is its absence of coyness or inhibitions when it comes to sexuality. All the traps authors usually fall in are avoided: it is never gratuitously obscene nor uselessly bashful, and it never brings morality in when it would be beside the point. This allows the author to write an extremely dense and precise account of the psychological game the couple is playing. The style is perfectly appropriate to the story, being never too introspective nor too impersonal, and the length is perfect: everything is said in few words, there is not a page that has no utility for the whole.

So please, if you are going to pick up this book, do try to take it seriously, as literature. That is the best way I know to be excited bout a novel.
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Aaaargh....okay, so I LOVE Japanese literature, and Tanizaki is undoubtedly one of the most important modern Japanese writers, but this particular novella was tedious to the max. The whole story is told in diary entries, alternating between the confessions of a 56-year-old university professor and those of his wife who is ten years younger. The title-giving key refers to the compartment where the prof keeps his diary, but don't be fooled: Both want their spouse to read their entries, it's their cheeky form of communicating sexual desires and insecrurities. The wife is somehow both insatiable and timid, while the husband can't satisfy her, and when the couple aims to marry their daughter off to a teacher, the guy is turned into a factor in their sex lives.

The story is about the communicatiion of desire, (self-)deception, and projection, but it never gains momentum. Granted, this was probably a shocker in Japan in 1956, but today, it feels stilted and draws its importance mainly from historic relevancy.
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"?nsanlara i?imden ge?enleri s?ylemeyi pek sevmedi?imden, kendi kendime bir ?eyler anlatabilmek i?in gnlk tutmaya ba?lam??t?m."

Tanizaki'nin tak?nt?l? karakterlerini seviyorum...

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Kitab?n, ?evirisi Frans?zcadan Zihni K?men taraf?ndan yap?lan ve 1972 y?l?nda Ve Konyakla Ba?lad? Her?ey ba?l?kl? bask?s?n? da, ?evirisi Japonca asl?ndan H. Can Erkin taraf?ndan yap?lan ve Kas?m 2011 y?l?nda Anahtar ba?l?kl? ?evirisini de okudum. ?eviriler birbirine ?ok yak?n, ak?c? ve okuma zevki veren metinler. Ki bu da her iki ?evirinin de ?ok ba?ar?l? oldu?unu ortaya koyuyor.

Tanizakinin kitaplar?n? okurken, fark?nda olmadan Onun gelenekle hesapla?mas?n? i?imde hissetti?imi fark ettim. Bir taraftan huzur ve gvenin gvencesi olan gelenek, di?er taraftan aya??m?za nas?l pranga olabiliyor, ancak bu kadar gzel anlat?labilir. Tm kitaplar?nda yer alan bu hesapla?may? sayfadan sayfaya de?i?en duygularla hem i?selle?tirebiliyor, hem kar?? ??kabiliyoruz.

Romanda s?rad??? bir ailenin s?rad??? ili?kileri, gnlk sayfalar?ndan aktar?lmakta. Zaman zaman gldren yorumlar?n nedeni kitab?n sonunda anla??l?r hale geliyor ve d?m ancak kitab?n sonunda ??zlr gibi olmakla birlikte, yerini yeni soru i?aretlerine b?rak?yor.

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Ԧ֦Ϧæ?զǦ̦ ЦϦ ŦΦŦ?ƦŦ ӦǦ ?Ҧ Ӧ? ŦѦئӦɦ?? Ҧ?Ҧ? Ŧ?? ̦ʦѦϦ֦?ͦɦ ЦͦӦѦŦ?ͦϦ ƦŦԦæѦɦ?. ? ̦ЦϦѦ? ?ЦϦɦ? ͦ ̦ЦŦ ʦ ͦ ŦЦǦѦ?ҦŦ Ӧ ̦Ԧ? ӦϦ ?˦˦Ϧ Ŧʦ̦ŦӦ˦˦Ŧ?̦Ŧͦ? Ӧ ?̦ͦ ӦϦ ҦǦ̦? ʦ ӦǦ ŦѦئӦɦ? ?֦ئҦ. Extra points æɦ Ӧ ?˦?
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ɦЦئͦɦ? ͦئ̦? ӦѦɦæ?ѦŦ Ӧ զͦӦ? ?Ȧ ͦæ?ҦӦ ЦϦ ?֦Ŧ ЦŦ?ΦŦ ? ӦǦ ͦæͦئҦӦɦ? ӦϦ ҦʦŦ? ɦĦǦ̦Ϧ?ͦ? ʦ ǦȦɦʦϦЦ˦ҦӦɦ? ͦϦǦӦɦ? ʦʦϦզϦѦ?Ҧ̦Ӧ ʦ Ħ ¦?ЦŦ ?Ѧ̦ϦҦӦ? ҦԦ̦ЦŦѦɦզϦ?? ҦӦ Ц?ҦئЦ ӦϦ ?̦ЦŦѦ ?̦ЦŦѦ Ӧ? Ϧ?Ӧ? ʦ Ӧ? ҦԦͦϦ̦ϦӦ?? Ӧئ ?ʦզԦ˦ئ Ԧ? ֦Ѧʦ?Ѧئ. ¦Ŧ?ͦ Ӧ? ˦ϦæϦӦŦ֦?? ЦѦϦϦ?ƦŦӦ ͦ ӦѦԦ?ҦŦ Ӧ զͦӦҦɦ?, ĦŦ ?ͦ ЦѦ?ӦǦӦ ? ҦʦϦ?? ͦ ӦԦӦɦҦӦ?̦, ͦ ҦԦ̦Ц?ҦϦԦ̦ ? ͦ ̦ɦ?ҦϦԦ̦ ?ͦ ?Ѧئ.

ͦɦ?ʦ զӦ?֦ͦŦ ̦ɦ ɦҦӦϦ? ЦϦ Ҧ?ƦŦ ɦҦȦǦҦɦҦ? ֦ӦԦ?Ŧ Ӧ զ?¦ ?? ̦ԦҦӦɦʦϦ?ȦŦɦ? С ?ЦϦ ЦŦ?æŦӦ ?ͦ? ?Ħʦ? ԦЦɦͦɦæ? ʦ ԦЦϦͦ?ҦŦئ ʦ ̦? ?ͦŦ Ӧ ʦ˦Ŧɦ? ЦϦ ͦ?æŦ ӦǦ ?ѦӦ Ŧ?? Ŧͦ?̦Ԧ֦Ϧ ҦԦƦԦæɦʦ? ?Ϧ ЦϦ ԦЦϦӦѦϦЦ?ƦŦ. ? ϦЦӦɦ?? æئ?? ?? ЦѦϦҦ?ѦϦͦӦ ?Ҧ ? Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ˦Ϧ?ئ ЦϦ ĦɦӦǦѦ?ͦӦ ҦӦ ҦʦϦӦŦɦ?, ӦϦ ҦԦ?æϦ ʦ Ӧ? ҦԦ?æϦ. Ŧ? ? Ŧæ?̦ɦ Ӧ? Ҧʦ???, ĦŦ ̦ЦϦ? Ц? ͦ ҦʦŦզ? Ц? ͦɦ?ʦ ǦĦϦ?ƦŦӦ ̦ ӦϦ ?Ҧ̦ Ӧئ զئӦϦҦʦ?ҦŦئ. ئ?ƦŦ ̦ɦ ЦŦѦɦϦ? Ŧ? ӦԦ?֦ѦϦͦ ҦʦϦӦŦɦͦ?ƦŦ ̦ɦ ?˦˦, ʦ ͦæ?ҦӦ? ЦѦʦϦ˦ϦԦȦ? ӦŦ˦ɦ? ?ͦ ?ӦѦ Ҧʦ?. ѦԦ?֦ѦӦ Ӧئ ЦŦӦҦ?Ӧئ ?̦ŦҦ ҦӦϦ? ?ѦϦ? ӦϦ ɦЦئͦɦʦ? ҦЦɦӦɦ? ?ͦ Ӧ ?Ҧ ЦϦ Ϧ?ƦŦ ?Ȧ զϦ? Ӧ Ħɦ?ͦŦɦ ʦ Ӧ ҦʦϦӦ?ͦɦҦ̦ Ӧئ ЦŦѦɦϦ?.

?? ?Ӧ? ?֦ ЦϦզ?ҦŦ ͦ æ?զ ͦϦɦ֦? ?ͦ Ҧ ?Ӧ ЦϦ ?֦Ѧ ?̦ŦѦ ?ҦӦƦ ?̦ ʦ ͦ Ӧ ̦ͦǦ̦Ϧͦ?Ҧ ҦӦ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æ? ̦Ϧ.[] ŦЦɦȦԦ? ͦ æ?צ æɦ ?˦ Ԧ? æŦͦ?ȦǦʦ С Ӧ ĦԦҦ?ҦӦ֦Ӧ ?ŦҦ ӦϦ ͦɦʦͦϦЦ?ǦӦϦ ?ȦϦ æɦ ̦ɦ ŦԦʦɦ?, ?Ӧ ?ӦϦɦ ̦ЦϦѦ? ?̦ ͦ ?ͦ ͦϦǦ?, ̦ɦ? ͦϦɦ֦?? ҦԦ?ӦǦҦ? ?ͦ ҦӦ ?̦Ӧ Ӧ? ʦѦŦ¦ӦϦ?̦?? ̦?.?

Ԧ ?ƦԦæϦ ̦ ĦɦզϦ? Ǧ˦ɦ?? ?ʦ Ŧ? ?֦ͦϦͦӦ Ҧ Ŧͦ?̦Ԧ֦? ŦΦϦ̦Ϧ˦Ϧ?ҦŦ?, æ?զϦԦ ̦ ̦ɦ C̦զɦҦ¦ǦӦ?̦Ŧͦ ʦ ?˦ɨC ҦԦ?ЦŦɦ Ӧ ͦ?ЦئӦ ?Ѧ ? ӦϦ ŦѦئӦɦ? ӦϦ? ? ? ЦͦӦѦŦ?ͦϦ ƦŦԦæѦɦ?. ?˦ϦԦ ͦ Ħɦ?ҦŦ ?ͦ? Ӧ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ӦϦ ?˦˦Ϧ ʦ Ӧ ?ͦϦԦ ӦŦ˦ɦ?, ?ͦŦӦ ʦ ?˦ ҦӦ ?ͦͦŦզ Ӧ? ̦զɦ¦Ϧ?? ˦? ĦŦ ?֦Ŧ ʦ ?Ҧ ҦǦ̦? ӦŦ˦ɦ?. ?Ѧצ ӦϦ ͦæ?ҦӦ ҦԦͦĦԦ?ƦŦӦ Ҧ צǦ? Ц?Ӧ ӦԦ˦ɦæ?ͦ Ҧ ˦ϦԦ̦ɦ?֦ѦӦ ҦӦ Ӧ?ʦ.

ɦҦȦǦҦɦҦ?? Ӧ? æԦͦ?ʦ? ?? ?ͦŦӦ Ϧ˦Ϧ?ͦŦѦ? ?Ҧ ? ӦǦ ЦѦӦǦѦǦӦɦ? ̦Ӧ? ӦϦ ҦԦ?æϦ Ӧ?. Ԧ? ?ͦ ʦӦզ?? ?ӦŦѦ, ɦʦ?ӦŦѦ, ɦҦȦǦҦɦ?ӦŦѦ, ЦɦӦǦӦɦ?ӦŦѦ ҦӦ ŦѦئӦɦ? ƦǦ?̦Ӧ. ?ͦ ?̦? ʦ ҦԦͦӦǦѦǦӦɦ?ӦŦѦ, ͦȦѦŦ̦?ͦ æ ̦ Ӧ? Ц˦?? զŦϦԦĦѦ֦ɦ?? ɦЦئͦɦ?? ?? ʦ ǦȦɦ? Ԧ?Ѧ֦Ŧ ?ͦ ʦ?զ˦ ЦϦ ĦŦ ΦŦЦŦѦͦ?Ӧ ̦ ?ЦϦӦ. ?Ҧ ? Ӧ? զǦ?ҦŦ? ӦϦ ҦԦ?æϦ, ?֦ϦԦ̦ ӦǦ Ŧͦ?ЦئҦ Ц?, Ц?˦ ӦϦ ɦҦȦǦҦɦҦ? Ӧ?, Ȧ Ц?ЦŦ ͦ Ҧ?ʦŦӦ Ҧ ææ?Ѧ ?Ӧ ?ͦϦԦ ?ѦئӦ. ?? ?ͦŦӦ Ԧ? Ӧ ĦԦ ?ʦѦ ͦ?ȦŦӦ ͦ ҦԦͦԦ?Ѧ֦ϦԦ ҦӦϦ ?Ħɦ ?ͦȦѦئЦ; ?ƦԦæ? ԦЦϦ˦?ЦŦӦ Ҧ ?̦, ئҦ?Ҧ Ԧ? Ӧ ʦ?զ˦-?Ѧɦ ЦϦ ?ӦŦ æԦͦ?ʦ, Ҧ̦ЦϦ?ѦŦ ʦ?˦ ӦϦ Ŧ̦Ц˦ϦԦӦɦҦ? Ӧ? ŦѦئӦɦ?? Ʀ?? ӦϦ? ? ӦǦ Ц˦ŦԦ? ӦϦ ?ͦӦѦ. ?ӦҦ Ԧ??, ?֦ͦŦӦ Ҧ ?ͦ ͦӦŦ?Ѧɦ ֦?Ҧ? ?Ȧ ?ҦϦ C̦ŦӦ? Ԧ? ʦ ?˦ɦ, ?æϦԦѦ ʦ?Ҧɦ̦ æɦ ӦǦ ͦƦئ?ѦئҦ Ӧ? ŦѦئӦɦ?? ŦЦɦȦԦ??, ?ͦ æͦئҦ? Ԧ?. ?ѦͦŦ ˦Ϧɦ? ?˦Ϧ? ӦϦ? Ц?ĦѦϦ̦Ϧ?, ЦŦæͦئҦ?ͦ?, æɦ ɦ? ֦?Ҧ զŦ??, ĦǦ˦? æɦ ͦ ӦŦ?ҦŦ ŦЦɦ?˦Ϧ? Ŧ˦?ȦŦѦ ӦǦ Ϧ̦ϦѦզ? Ӧ? æԦͦ?ʦ? ӦϦ ЦϦ ӦϦ Ӧ ҦӦŦѦ?Ҧ ҦȦŦͦ? ʦ ¦ҦͦɦҦӦɦ? Ҧ ?˦ ӦϦ ?ææ̦ ? ӦϦ?, ˦? ʦ æɦ ͦ ɦʦͦϦЦϦ?ҦŦ ӦϦ ?Ҧ¦ŦҦӦ Ħɦ? Ӧ? ŦѦئӦɦ? ?Ȧ զŦ?ѦϦ. Ӧ?ѦͦŦ ?ӦҦ Ӧ Ȧ?̦: ͦ ̦æŦԦӦ? Φ? ? ӦǦ Ѧ? ̦Ŧ? ? 20 ֦?ͦɦ ?̦Ϧ.

?Ӧ? ĦŦʦŦ?? ӦϦ ?̦Ϧ ̦?, ̦Ϧ ŦЦɦӦѦŦ?Ӧ ͦ ӦǦ ʦѦ? ʦ ͦ Ӧ ֦?Ħ? ?ͦϦ ?Ҧ ҦӦ ҦʦϦ?Ħ, ?Ѧ ?̦? ЦϦ Ӧ Ҧ?զӦϦ̦ ?ͦ ̦Ŧ?˦ ŦԦӦԦ? ӦŦ˦ɦ? ЦϦ ?֦Ѧ ?̦ŦѦ ĦŦ ?֦ ĦŦ ?̦ ̦ Ӧ ?Ӧɦ ̦Ϧ Ԧ? Ӧ ȦԦ?Ҧɦ ?Ѧʦ. ?ƦԦæ? ЦϦ ̦Ŧ? ? ?ʦϦҦ ֦?ͦɦ ʦϦɦ?? Ʀ?? ͦʦ?ЦӦŦ ?ʦȦ̦¦? æɦ Ц?Ӧ զϦ? ӦǦ Ϧ̦ϦѦզ? ӦϦ ʦϦѦ̦ɦ? Ӧ? æԦͦ?ʦ? ӦϦ ?ͦ Ҧ ͡ Ѧ?ƦŦ С Ԧ? Ӧ ҦӦɦæ? ?ͦ ʦɦͦ?Ѧɦ ?̦. ?֦ϦͦӦ? ΦŦЦŦ?ҦŦ ӦǦ ЦŦ?ϦĦ Ӧ? ҦԦƦԦæɦ?? Ц?Φ?, ̦ЦϦ? ?Ѧ ͦ ˦Ӧ?צ Ӧ æԦͦ?ʦ ̦Ϧ ̡ ?ͦ ?Ȧ? ĦɦЦ?Ҧɦ С Ԧ? ӦϦ ЦѦŦ˦?ͦӦ??

Ŧæʦئ̦ɦҦӦɦ? Ŧͦ?ͦɦҦ ӦϦ ҦԦ?æϦ Ӧ? ?Ȧ ҦЦɦȦ?? ӦϦ ʦϦѦ̦ɦ? Ӧ? ʦ?ʦ, ?Ҧ Ҧ֦Ϧ˦ҦӦɦ? ŦͦҦ?˦ǦҦ ̦ ?Ȧ ˦ŦЦӦϦ?ѦŦ? ӦϦ ʦ ¦ϦԦ˦ɦ? æɦ æ?Ҧ ӦϦ Ҧ ?Ȧ? ?ͦ զϦ¦Ŧ? ҦԦæʦɦͦǦӦɦ? C?ͦӦѦ?, ?˦ ͦ ЦɦҦӦ? Ц? ĦŦ Ӧ ̦Ȧ?ͦŦӦ ? ӦϦ ͦɦ?ʦ ?Ӧ Ӧ ͦ ?ҦӦ զϦҦɦئ?ͦϦ ʦ ?Ҧ ЦѦӦǦѦǦӦɦʦ? ?ͦͦӦ ҦӦϦ ?Ѧئ? Ҧ? ?ͦ ŦΦɦѦŦӦɦ? ĦɦŦæŦѦӦɦ? ʦ Ԧ?ѦϦ֦ (Ŧͦ?ΦŦ, ?Ҧ? ?֦ æɦ ?˦? ˦? ʦ æɦ Ԧ?? ЦϦ Ӧ Ѧͦ?ͦӦ ŦЦɦզԦ?ҦҦϦ̦).

? ӦǦ ?֦ ЦϦԦ?ҦŦ Ҧ ?ͦ ? Ӧ ֦̦ɦӦԦЦ? ӦϦ ЦѦŦ˦?ͦӦ? ҦӦ ɦ̦̦?Ѧ, Ȧ æɦ?Ӧ Ӧ ?֦? ?˦˦ ΦʦϦԦҦ? ҦӦ ?ѦӦ ӦϦ ?Ҧ̦Ϧ ʦ ?ЦŦɦѦϦ ЦŦ?Ӧ? Ȧ ?¦Ʀ Ӧ ĦԦͦ? ӦϦ?, ҦԦͦئҦӦɦҦ?ͦϦ ?Ѧ Ӧ?, ͦ ʦŦѦ?ҦϦԦ ӦǦ ?ͦϦ? Ӧ?.?

Ŧ?ҦӦɦ ?˦ ҦӦǦ ɦҦӦϦ? Ц?ƦϦԦ ?̦ ? Ц?ҦئЦ C ?Ѧ ӦϦ? Ϧ?ʦ ʦ ̦Ŧ˦˦ϦͦӦɦ?? Ӧ? ?ƦԦæ? ɦ̦?ѦC ʦ ?ӦҦ ĦǦ̦ɦϦԦѦæ?Ӧ ?ͦ ӦŦӦ?æئͦ Ҧ֦Ŧ? ͦӦѦϦЦɦҦӦɦ? Ӧ ?Ȧ ?˦? ӦѦ?Ŧ ?æ Ӧ ҦʦϦɦ? Ӧ? ̦ѦɦϦ?Ӧ?-ɦҦӦϦ?? ʦ ?ͦϦͦӦ Ϧ ͦ?ҦӦϦɦ֦? ̦ŦӦӦϦ?ҦŦ?.

Ԧ? ?ͦ ̦ɦ ɦҦӦϦ? æŦ?Ӧ ͦϦҦǦ? ҦԦͦŦͦϦ?, ŦʦզԦ˦ɦҦ?, ɦҦȦǦҦɦҦ? ʦ ʦѦԦ?ͦϦɦ, ʦ ?æǦҦ ?Ҧ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ˦Ϧæɦ? ҦǦ̦Ŧɦئ?Ӧئ ӦѦ?Ŧ ӦϦ ͦæ?ҦӦ ? Ӧ ?Ӧ, ЦϦ ?˦Ŧ Ŧͦæئ?? ͦ ¦ѦŦ Ӧ ʦ˦Ŧɦ? Ӧ? ЦϦ ?ͦ Ѧɦæ?ͦ ӦԦ֦? ҦӦ ?Ӧئ̦. Ԧ? Ӧ ʦ˦Ŧɦ? ĦŦ ̦ЦϦѦ? ͦ ?ͦ Ц? ?ͦ ЦҦЦѦӦ? ЦϦ ͦ?æŦ ЦϦ˦?? ?ѦӦ?, ŦѦ̦Ǧͦ?? ʦ ҦԦͦŦɦѦ̦?? ? ЦϦզ?ҦŦ զͦӦ? ӦϦ ͦæ?ҦӦ ЦϦɦ ?˦Ŧ ͦ ͦ?ΦŦ.

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I stopped reading this awhile ago because I was repelled by the characters and their deviant behaviours - repulsive basically. An older husband wants to rekindle his sexual passion for his wife and at the same time, realises he is failing to satisfy her. On New Year's day he decides to write openly in his diary about their sexual problems, with the caveat that his wife will secretly read his diary and understand what he desires. He explains that she is too shy and old-fashioned to be able to discuss these details with him in person.

I'm glad I picked up this book and read to the end because although my attitude to the characters and plot has shifted only slightly from my initial one of repulsion, I now deeply admire Tanizaki for his astounding ability to so elegantly tell this complicated and subtle tale of how husband and wife communicate with each other through their respective diaries. Even more remarkable, however, is Tanizaki's control of the narrative to indicate how they both hold back on revealing their inner-most secrets. He also shows how in the process of writing, Ikuko has come to a clearer self-awareness. In the last third of the novel the entries are exclusively from Ikuko and it is here that she writes of her own self-deception. (Don't worry feminists - the husband also is subjected to improved self-awareness.)



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For me this is remarkable writing. The structure of the story seems simple enough; husband and wife both keeping 'secret' diaries - the entries alternate - with just the date as a header but it is easy enough to understand who is speaking/writing. Both know they are reading each other's entries.

There is also a sort of hovering moral structure - it is inevitable that the pleasures they both seek will eventually be punished in some way - and the warning comes with the husband's rather sudden decline into severe ill health.

In addition to the two main characters - husband and wife, there are the supporting characters, the daughter Toshiko - who has inserted herself into the sexual shenanigans of her parents - sounds revolting, yes? I suspected she was manipulating both parents, quite early on, because of the fourth character - Kimura - a handsome young man - 'like a Hollywood actor'. Kimura is initially the suitor for Toshiko, approved and invited into the family by her father, however...

In addition to the story there is of course all the details of an upper-middle class family living in Kyoto, Japan - I'm guessing the mid 50s, because of how Ikuko experiments with western clothes, the crotchet white gloves and pearl earrings. In the process of following the two diaries we hear so much about the family's eating habits and their day-to-day life. For me, it was fascinating.

Here's a little extract from when Ikuko starts to falsify her diary in order to push her husband into the extremes of sexual jealousy.

Luckily, as my doctor once told me, I have a strong stomach. He said people with chest trouble usually get thin: it was amazing I didn't lose my appetite. What worries me most is that my chest often aches quite severely, and by afternoon I feel exhausted. (To resist that feeling I press all the closer to Kimura=san. I can't over-come it without him.) Before, my chest didn't ache so badly , and I didn't feel such fatigue. Perhaps I am gradually getting worse - I can't believe that this is only a trivial matter. Besides I've done everything to ruin my health. They say drinking aggravates this illness; if that's so, it'll be a miracle if I recover . . .



Anyway - no more. The pleasure of this book lies in watching all the lies and deceits unravel in the most splendid way and the last part of the book, written by Ikuko can only lead the reader into thinking that Ikuko herself, has been deceived. A puzzle box, revealing one layer after another.

Final comments - Tanizaki's story discloses a great deal about the very formal nature of Japanese society. The Key was first published in 1956 and is an observation on how a traditional system of arranged marriages no longer satisfies either partner. The infiltration of Western values especially in relation to marriage, love and sexual compatability, creates disturbing, even pathological new behaviours in Japanese society. The Key, I think represents the need to unlock, to examine these processes as Japan struggled to merge old with new in the post Second WW era.
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980 reviews534 followers
January 30, 2019
Bir ?ift d?nn. Tutkular?, hayalleri, hazmedemedikleri olan. Kimileri birbirleri hakk?nda, kimisi i?sel ?eki?meleri ..Bir noktada d?klyor hepsi ortal??a: yazd?klar? gnlklerde.
Kad?n ve erkek,ikisi de birbirinden habersiz ama bir o kadar fark?ndalar bu ger?e?in. Yeni ba?layan bir y?l var ?nlerinde, di?er y?llardan olduk?a farkl? ama~
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Tanizaki, yine kad?n zekas?n? yceltmi?, erke?in arzular?na esir d?mesiyle birlikte. Zeka dolu bir okuma deneyimi. Son sayfas?na kadar bir ikililik s?z konusu.
Ger?ekten gnlklerini okuyorlar m?? sorusu arka planda. Ve tabii k?skan?l???n harl? ate?te olaylar? pi?irmesi.
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??lg?n bir ihtiyar?n gncesindeki gibi erotik e?ilimleri g?rmek de mmkn.Ancak Tanizaki bu ??eleri ?yle serpi?tiriyor ki esere, rahats?zl?k boyutuna ula?m?yor aksine insan do?as?ndaki o karanl?k yana ayna tutuyor. Bazen aynaya yans?yanlar g?znz alsa da~
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?eviride Japon edebiyat? denince akl?ma gelen iki isimden biri olan usta isim Hseyin Can Erkin yer almakta. Kapak resmi Utagawa Kunisawa eseri..
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6 reviews5 followers
January 3, 2008
This is my favorite Tanizaki book.

Tanizaki is a master in story telling.

His central point to me is around the impossibility to create real, deep, human connections and be able to establish a channel of communication: you feel that no matter how hard you try to connect to another human being, you are destined to fail.

Although we should know better, we will use tricks and deception and in the end we will have distorted and ruined any chance we had of creating a real and honest relationship...at that point, he goes even deeper. Is it really just communication or it is impossible for us to communicate because objectivity does not exist and reality is flawed by eyes that look at it?

Tanikazi characters always feel old (of advanced age) to me even when they are not based on their age (although this book is about an older couple). Their impossibility and the fact that they are trapped in their behavior and tricks and ideas makes them old.
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156 reviews33 followers
July 4, 2017
Bir yerlerde okumu?tum, Tanizaki'nin tercihen insandaki saplant?lar? konu ald??? s?yleniyordu. Bu tmyle do?ru. Bu saplant?lar?n ya?am? anlaml? k?ld???na, bir avuntu sa?lad?klar?na inan?yor. Anlatt??? btn hikayeler bu eksende d?nyor.
Tanizaki 'Anahtar'da bi?em olarak gnlkleri tercih etmi?. Saplant?l? bir koca ve ondan o kadar haz etmeyen ama muhafazakar yeti?tirilme tarz? yznden isteklerini bir ?ekilde kabul eden kar?s?n?n tuttuklar? gnlkler.
Bu kar? koca, gnlk hayatta kuramad?klar? ileti?imi, s?zmona birbirlerinden gizledikleri gnlklerle sa?lamaya ?al???yorlar. Kas?tl? olarak kendilerini ele veriyor, bir sre sonra da gnlklerden birbirlerine seslenmeye ba?l?yorlar. 'Tuhaf' ama anla??l?r bir oyun gibi ilerliyor bu ileti?im. K?zlar?n?n bir arkada??n?n ve hatta bizzat kendisinin dahil olmas?yla tam bir ke?meke?e d?n?yor.
Saplant? ?yks son sayfaya kadar makul bir srpriz fakt?ryle ilerlerken son sayfada okuyucu yerle bir ediliyor. ?a?k?nl?ktan finalde g?zlerimi fal ta?? gibi a?t?m.
Zaman zaman akl?ma Twain'in "Adem'le Havva'n?n Gncesi"ni getirdi. Tabii Twain'in ?yks Tanizaki'nin anlay???na k?yasla ?ok masum kal?yor. Belki bir Adem ile Lillith ?yks desek daha do?ru de?erlendirmi? oluruz.
Tanizaki i?in ayaklar? yere basan bir yazar demek istiyorum ama bunun yetersiz kalaca??n? biliyorum. Tanizaki t?pk? as?rl?k a?a?lar gibi topra?a k?k salm??, g?l, sayg?n bir yazar. Ele ald??? konular hafif gibi alg?lansa da ele al?? bi?imi ?ok ustaca. Kitaplar?, yaz?yla beslenen insanlar i?in tam bir ??len.
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Author?1 book1,273 followers
November 23, 2020
eh tanizaki g?rd?m en hin ya?l? adams?n :)
ya?land?k?a erotik edebiyata vurmu? kendini adamca??z ger?ekten. anahtar ?ok e?lenceli, hem japon kltrnden hem de mge anl? program?ndan izler ta??yor denebilir :))
y?llard?r evli olan bir ?iftin ayr? ayr? gnlklerde cinsel hayatlar?n? anlatmalar?yla ba?l?yor ama olaylar, olaylar.. diyorum ya mge anl? program? gibi :)
e yapacak bir ?ey yok tabii japonyada da burada da insan?n ?z bu asl?nda.
?ok e?lenerek bir gecede okudum.
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3,481 reviews2,215 followers
January 9, 2023
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327 reviews111 followers
February 18, 2020

" ?ͦ? ?ͦȦѦئЦ? Ҧ ʦ Ŧ̦Ŧͦ, ЦϦ ĦŦ ͦϦɦæŦ ӦǦ ʦѦĦ? ӦϦ ҦӦϦ? ?˦˦Ϧ?, ֦ѦŦ?ƦŦӦ ӦϦԦ?֦ɦҦӦϦ ͦ ̦ɦ?Ŧ ʦ ʦ?Ŧ ?Ħɦ? ӦϦ ŦԦ? ӦϦ?- ?ͦ? ?̦? ӦϦ? ?æϦ? ЦϦ ?æѦզ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ?Ӧ æɦ ͦ Ӧ Ħɦ?ƦŦ ʦ ?ͦӦѦ? ̦Ϧ"

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Ϧ˦̦Ǧ?* ?ЦŦɦѦ ʦӦæѦ?? ŦѦئӦɦ? ̦ͦ?ҦŦئ, ̦ Ӧ ?ѦǦ̦ Ӧ? ͦӦ˦˦?? Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ˦Ϧ?ئ Ŧ?? ?ææ̦Ϧ ƦŦԦæѦɦ?, ئҦ?Ҧ ?ЦϦ ҦӦǦ ЦϦѦ? ?֦Ҧ ˦ɦ?ʦ ?ҦӦΦ.
ѦϦҦЦ? ЦϦ? ̦ ӦϦ? ?Цئͦ?, ˦? ͦ?Ȧ ҦԦ֦? ͦ Ԧ?Ѧ֦Ŧ Ŧͦ ?Ҧ̦ ЦϦ˦ɦӦɦҦ?, Ŧͦ culture gap, Ŧʦ? Ϧ˦ ?ͦ ?Ц? ǦҦԦ֦ ԦЦϦͦͦϦϦԦͦӦ - ӦϦҦ Ŧ Ħɦ?ӦѦϦ ͦ?ȦŦӦ ̦ ӦǦ ĦԦӦɦ?ӦѦϦЦ ʦϦɦͦئ? ̦? -֦ئ?? ͦ ʦ?ͦ Ӧ ?ͦ ҦئҦ? ? ʦ?, ? ?Ȧ? ? ʦ? - Ц??, ҦԦ?Ȧ? (? ʦ ?ͦӦ) ͦɦئȦ ӦϦҦ alienated ?Ӧ Ħɦ?Ʀ ? ¦?Ц ʦӦ ?Ц ͦӦϦ˦ɦ?.


*ĦŦĦϦ?ͦ? ʦ Ӧ? ŦЦϦ?? (Ц?Ӧ ŦʦĦϦҦ 1956)
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1,073 reviews869 followers
February 22, 2009
It's funny to read a two-diary he-said she-said novel so soon after reading John Fowles' "The Collector." In that one, the idea of the unreliable narrator is stronger; here we seem to have reliable narrators, until the stunning denouement proves at least one of them to be intentionally misleading - for a purpose that would be a spoiler. And it's a fairly astonishing purpose. This is a story about the tragic results of poor marital communication and divergent needs, though at heart the needs of both spouses are the same. The gamesmanship is played subtly, there's an Asian delicacy to this subterfuge...The book is erotic, sort of, but not prurient (whatever that means anymore). The sadness and the clinical elements in it kept me from becoming aroused by it, per se. The story is told in the simplest language. There are no complex words or sentences. And yet there's a great patience and talent for description in the expression of actions and feelings. I'm tempted to give this short, fast-to-read novel five stars, but must think on it for now. I thank a great friend for recommending this to me. She has an uncannily good taste, it seems to me.
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459 reviews101 followers
December 2, 2018
My first Tanizaki book and it didnt disappoint. A subtle, erotic story about the emotional extremes or games a couple will go to to enhance the excitement of their sexual life. Only not in a vulgar way. This is an early 20th century Japanese novel that compares traditional and moral values with egocentric urges and desires to create a stimulating tale. And true to Classical Japanese, its all in the nuances and subtleties that the characters (and the reader) are stimulated. Its hard to comment on this novella in detail without ruining the plot, just know that its not about the sex or anything that lewd, but about the desires and about the games people can play to enhance those desires. Having said that, there is also a layer of family dynamics and relationships that makes these actions and choices all the more interesting. Oh, and its all told in a diary format; two diaries to be exact, that of husband and that of wife.
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507 reviews28 followers
October 25, 2016
¦ɦ¦? ?ͦ æѦ̦?ͦ ̦ Ӧ ̦ϦѦ? ? Ц?˦˦Ǧ˦ئ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ˦Ϧæ? ?ЦϦ ? ?ƦǦæϦ , ЦͦӦѦŦ?ͦϦ ֦?ͦɦ, ʦӦæ?զϦԦ Ӧ æŦæϦ?Ӧ ʦ Ӧ? Ҧ?צŦ? ЦϦ զϦѦ? Ӧ ҦŦΦϦԦ˦ɦ? ʦԦ?? Ҧ?Ҧ Ӧئ. ʦ?ͦ? æ?զŦ ԦЦϦ?ȦŦӦ ʦѦԦ? ? ӦϦ ?˦˦, ˦? ӦԦ?֦ѦϦͦ ʦ ̦ Ҧ?֦ ͦ Ħɦ¦ҦӦ? Ӧ Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ ? ӦϦ ?˦˦. ? ʦӦɦ?Ħ ҦԦͦɦҦȦǦ?Ӧئ ʦԦѦɦѦ֦? ҦӦ ? Ǧ̦ŦѦϦ?æɦ, ?Ц , ?Ҧ?, ?Ȧ?, ŦͦϦ??, ŦЦɦȦԦ??, ?˦ ̦ЦŦѦĦŦ?ͦ ̦ Ӧ? ЦѦĦϦҦɦ?? Ѧ?? Ӧ? ԦЦϦӦ?? ʦ ʦԦѦɦѦ?? ¦Ҧɦ? ҦӦϦɦ֦?ئ Ӧ? ɦЦئͦɦ?? ʦϦԦ˦Ӧ?Ѧ?. ?ͦ ?ͦ ¦ɦ¦? ?ЦϦ ?ͦ? ?Цئͦ? ҦԦææѦ?? Ҧ֦Ϧ˦?Ӧ ̦ ӦǦ ҦŦΦϦԦ˦ɦ?ӦǦӦ ЦϦ ʦӦЦ?ƦŦӦ ? ӦǦ æ?ӦǦӦ ЦϦ ЦɦӦ? ɦЦئͦɦ? ʦϦɦͦئ?.
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661 reviews145 followers
October 26, 2015
Odd little book.

Middle aged couple reconnect through wife getting blind drunk and hubbie then ravishes her as she pretends he is hubbies best mate. Their daughter brokers an affair between her mother and the best mate whilst hubbie is incapacitated through a stroke.

Daughter may know best mate quite well - she is suspiciously clued up on love hotels

Husband dies and daughter plans to marry best mate, and wife/mother/lover will move in with the both of them in a menage a trois.

I may have missed something.
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50 reviews41 followers
July 8, 2019
Bitirdi?im ikinci Tanizaki roman?yla birlikte Murakaminin pabucunu dama att?m gitti ?
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