• S4E9 | “The Victim” by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

  • Feb 14 2024
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Podcast

S4E9 | “The Victim” by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

  • Summary

  • The legendary actor George Takei reads one of the oldest stories in the Review’s archive. Published by the magazine in 1957, “The Victim” is Ivan Morris’s English translation of the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s 1910 literary debut.

    This episode was produced by John DeLore and Helena de Groot, and was mixed and sound-designed by John DeLore. Our theme song this season is “Shadow,” composed and performed by Ernst Reijseger.

    Additional Links:

    theparisreview.org/fiction/4872/the-victim-junichiro-tanizaki

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    The Japanese American Museum: https://www.janm.org/

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