Childhood Years: A Memoir

Childhood Years: A Memoir

Childhood Years: A Memoir (幼少時代 Yōshō Jidai?) is a book written by the Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki. It uses an informal essay style to look back on his early life in Tokyo. It was originally published in serial form in the literary magazine Bungeishunjū between April 1955 and March 1956.


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