ARGONAUT BOOKS

This is the story of the extinction a great family through pride and over-refinement. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War II. Reviews Exquisite craftsmanshipGuardianAn exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade, during the Forties and Fifties, I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th centuryDavid MitchellOne of the books I return to frequently is Junichiro Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters: a near-perfect novelHanya YanagiharaA complex, detailed and agreeab...Read More