S4E9 | “The Victim” by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

The legendary actor George Takei reads one of the oldest stories in the Review’s archive. Published by the magazine in 1957, “The Victim (theparisreview.org/fiction/4872/the-victim-jun…)” 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 byErnst Reijseger (ernstreijseger.com).

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