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An edition of The life of an amorous man (1964)

The life of an amorous man

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From first page -- Depicts the pursuits and follies of the most glorious age of old Japan, when the new bourgeoisie, unfettered by the societal constraints of the traditional aristocracy, indulged in the free and easy life of Japan's celebrated pleasure houses ... The novel follows the hero, Yonosuke, or "Man of the World", from precocious childhood to the close of his amatory career. Along the way, Saikaku exploits the full gamut of sexual indulgence, always with frankness, often with humor, and occasionally with pathos -- chronicaling the erotic escapades of his hero and providing vivid character sketches of the women (and sometimes men) with whom Yonosuke dallied.

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Pages
236

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Cover of: The life of an amorous man
The life of an amorous man
2002, Quality Paperback Book Club
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Cover of: The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man
June 1, 2001, Tuttle Publishing
Paperback in English
Cover of: The life of an amorous man
The life of an amorous man
1971, C.E. Tuttle Co.
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The life of an amorous man.
The life of an amorous man.
1964, C.E. Tuttle Co.
in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: The life of an amorous man
The life of an amorous man
1964, C.E. Tuttle
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction Page 5
Part I. Page 9
Of Stars A-Wooing Page 11
Secret Letter Page 15
Through a Spyglass Page 18
Knight Errant Page 23
Disillusioned Page 28
Etiquette be Damned Page 32
Strange Mate Page 35
Young Widow's Plight Page 39
Devil and Saint Page 43
Flotsam of Life Page 48
Road to Degradation Page 52
Torment Page 55
Muddy River Page 57
Jewel in the Mud Page 61
Southern Belles Page 68
The Lotus Leaf Page 72
Religious Orgy Page 77
Night Flowers by the Sea Page 82
Fake Oracle Page 87
Retribution Page 93
Atonement Page 97
Tortured Soul Page 102
Price of Chivalry Page 107
Nothing to Tell Page 110
Passing Scene in Kyoto Page 114
Sudden Wealth Page 118
Part II. Page 123
Woman of Quality Page 125
The Spirit is Restless Page 130
Mystery Woman Page 135
Alms for the Greedy Page 139
Fantastic Trick Page 144
Lovelorn Man in a Tree Page 147
Battle of Wits Page 150
The Volley from the Bed Page 154
Love of a Courtesan Page 157
Hollow in the Floor Page 165
No Man's Fool Page 170
Pride Finds a Way Page 175
Defiant Heart Page 179
Bizarre to the Ridiculous Page 185
Distant Enchantment Page 190
Confession in a Diary Page 196
No Tomorrows Page 200
Frightful Bet Page 205
How Women Should and Should Not Behave Page 210
It Happened in a Trance Page 215
All For Him Page 219
The Vulgar and the Grand Page 225
No Return Page 229

Edition Notes

This edition was especially created in 2002 for Quality Paperback Book Club by arrangement with Tuttle Publishing.
Copyright 1963 by Charles E. Tuttle Co.

Copyright Date
1963, 2002
Translation Of
Kōshoku ichidai otoko
Translated From
Japanese

Classifications

Library of Congress
PL 794 K613 2002

Contributors

Translator
Kenji Hamada
Illustrator
Masakuza Kuwata
Cover Design
Grey Thornberry

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
233 p. : ill.
Number of pages
236
Dimensions
20.4 x 13.4 x 1.8 centimeters
Weight
240 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25364608M
ISBN 10
0965415570
OCLC/WorldCat
57707491
Library Thing
10780643
Goodreads
6653898

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Even the moon sets all too soon, beyond the shadows of Mt. Sayama.
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