Diary of a mad old man

177 pages

English language

Published Dec. 17, 1991 by Vintage Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-679-73024-8
OCLC Number:: 22956691

(2 reviews)

Diary of a Mad Old Man (Japanese: 瘋癲老人日記, Hepburn: Fūten rōjin nikki) is a 1961 novel by Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886–1965). Written and published shortly before the author’s death in 1965, it is recognized as an important late work.

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Review of 'Diary of a mad old man' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

there are some really funny parts. at times hilarious, at times a meditation on the condition of aging that everyone is subject to.

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras

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April 16, 2016

Subjects

Older men -- Fiction
Sick -- Fiction
Japan -- Fiction