Diary of a Mad Old Man: Junichiro Tanizaki

At once hilarious and sad, Tanizaki`s last novel - written during his final illness - echoes his own life.

While recovering from a stroke, seventy-seven-year-old Utsugi turns to his diary to wryly record his struggle with his ageing body and his growing desire for his beautiful daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, Westernised dancer with a shady past. Shining with a self-effacing humour, Tanizaki`s last novel is a tragicomedy about desire and the will to survive.