I found it interesting that critics disapproved of the fact that Tanizaki avoided making statements about current conflicts or making analyses of them. I don't think of it as an author's duty to take a stance on the current state of the world, but apparently, some do. Another interesting criticism he received was of "beautifying" Japan. This is another criticism I don't quite understand. Maybe setting unrealistic expectations of Japan or ignoring the darker side is what bothers the critics about it. I'm also unclear about exactly what the author means by "exoticism". I enjoyed learning about the "ero, guro, nansensu" trend in Japanese writing, and I feel like this can be seen even today in Japanese popular media such as anime. It feels like anime is built upon these three pillars, and to think it started in the 1920s.
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