Quicksand

Dissatisfied with her passionless marriage, Sonoko Kakuichi, a cultured Osaka woman, succumbs to the hypnotic charms of a beautiful art student. The student, Mitsuko, is soon revealed to be a deciever so accomplished that she can turn even Sonoko`s conventional husband into her accomplice. Quicksand is the last of Junichiro Tanizaki`s (1886-1965) major novels to be translated into English, it was translated as The Whirlpool in an earlier edition. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.