Diary of a Mad Old Man Novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Diary of a Mad Old Man (瘋癲老人日記, Fūten rōjin nikki), published in 1961 by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is a novel written in a diary format that explores themes of aging, desire, and mortality through the perspective of an elderly man. The novel is a tragicomedy about the protagonist's struggle with his decaying body and his persistent, consuming desire for his daughter-in-law.