Juni'chiro Tanizaki's Quicksand

Please join us for a discussion and read through of Junichiro Tanizaki's 1931 novel Quicksand. Please read the whole book for this Meetup.

Quicksand is a silkily nuanced novel of erotic gamesmanship and obsession. Sonoko Kakiuchi, an Osaka lady of a good family, married to a dully respected lawyer, tells a story of temptation and betrayal. Sonoko is infatuated with the beautiful art student and femme fatale Mitsuko, a woman so seductive and heartless she can even turn Sonoko's husband into her own accomplice. Filled with intrigue and treacherous romance, readers will be entranced by Tanizaki’s seminal novel.

Amazon Purchase Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Quicksand-Junichiro-Tanizaki/dp/0679760229