About the Book: Diary of A Mad Old Man
At once hilarious and sad, Tanizakis last novel - written during his final
illness - echoes his own life.
While recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugiturns to his diary
to wryly record his struggle with his ageingbody and his growing desire for his
beautiful daughterin- lawSatsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady past.
Shining witha self-effacing humour, Tanizakis last novel is a tragicomedy
aboutdesire and the will to survive.
About Author: Junichiro Tanizaki
Junichiro Tanizaki was born in 1886 in Tokyo, where his familyowned a printing
establishment. He studied Japanese literature atTokyo Imperial University, and
his first