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**"Bungo" Junichiro Tanizaki: Balancing Pure Literature and Entertainment**
A Japanese novelist who produced numerous works from the late Meiji period to the mid-Showa period. Known as a "bungo" (great literary figure), Junichiro Tanizaki was highly acclaimed for his artistry in the world of Japanese novels. He held titles such as member of the Japan Art Academy, Person of Cultural Merit, and recipient of the Order of Culture. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Tanizaki's early works were considered part of the aesthetic school, but his style, subject matter, writing style, and expression varied throughout his life. He was characterized by elegant prose, mastering everything from classical Chinese and archaic Japanese to colloquialisms and dialects, and a skillful narrative voice that changed with each work. He was hailed as a "bungo" for his masterpieces of pure literature, which skillfully merged the popular appeal of themes such as passionate love and period customs with a high level of artistry in style and form. At the same time, he also produced many excellent works in entertainment genres, including pioneering works of what we now call mystery and suspense, and action-packed historical novels.
**Q: What did he do?**
Member of the Japan Art Academy, Person of Cultural Merit, and recipient of the Order of Culture. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
**Q: What are his famous works?**
*Naomi*, *A Portrait of Shunkin*, *The Makioka Sisters*, etc. Masterpieces of pure literature highly acclaimed for their popular appeal in dealing with themes of passionate love and period customs, and their artistic style and form.
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English Summary
**"Bungo" Junichiro Tanizaki balances pure literature and entertainment**
Japanese novelist. He left many works from the end of the Meiji period to the middle of the Showa period. Junichiro Tanizaki, known as the ``Great Writer'', received high praise for his artistry in the Japanese novel world. He holds the titles of a member of the Japan Art Academy, a person of cultural merit, and a recipient of the Order of Culture. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Tanizaki's early works were considered to be part of the aestheticist school, but his style, subject matter, writing style, and expression changed variously throughout his life. He is characterized by elegant sentences that use everything from Chinese and Japanese to slang and dialects, as well as a skillful storytelling style that changes with each work. He was hailed as a ``great literary figure'' for his masterpiece of pure literature, which combined a high level of artistry in writing style and form with the common sense of dealing with themes of sentimentality and the customs of the times. On the other hand, he has left many honorable mentions in the entertainment genre, including pioneering works of today's mystery suspense and dramatic historical novels.
**Q: What did you do? **
Member of the Japan Art Academy, Person of Cultural Merit, and recipient of the Order of Culture. Candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
``Chinin no Ai'', ``Shunkinsho'', ``Sayuki'', etc. A masterpiece of pure literature that was highly acclaimed for its popular appeal and artistic style and form, as it deals with themes of sentimentality and the customs of the times.
Wikipedia: Junichiro Tanizaki