by Ihara Saikaku · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780804810692
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«The Life of an Amorous Man» is the classic Japanese novel by Ihara Saikaku, published by Tuttle Publishing in paperback (223 pages, in English).
It recounts the exploits of Yonosuke, the 'Man of the World', from childhood to the end of his amorous career in the Japan of the pleasure houses. Saikaku portrays with frankness and humour the erotic customs of the new bourgeoisie and sketches vivid portraits of the women and men with whom his protagonist interacts.
Work originally published in 1682 as Koshoku Ichidai Otoko; the English translation of this edition is by Kenji Hamada.
Work for adult readers interested in Japanese classics and in erotic narrative with a depiction of customs.
Ihara Saikaku was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (ukiyo-zōshi).
