An edition of Rou pu tuan (1644)

The carnal prayer mat

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An edition of Rou pu tuan (1644)

The carnal prayer mat

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In the three hundred years since its initial publication, Li Yu's The Carnal Prayer Mat has been widely read in China, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature and currently enjoys the distinction of being a banned-in-Beijing classic. The story centers on Scholar Vesperus, a handsome orphan and student of Zen. Before taking his monastic vows, Vesperus embarks on a career of licentiousness.

His adventures as "hero of the boudoir, a champion of sex" take both comic and calamitous turns, until eventually he attains "enlightenment on the carnal prayer mat."

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University of Hawai'i Press
Language
English
Pages
316

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Subjects

China, Fiction, Sex customs, Sexual behavior, Social life and customs, Young men, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Chinese fiction, Translations into English, History, LITERARY CRITICISM, Asian, General, Ming dynasty, Manners and customs, Languages & Literatures, East Asian Languages & Literatures, Erotic stories, Historical fiction, Fiction, general, Chinese Erotic literature, Chinese Erotic stories, Sex in literature

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China

Times

960-1644, Qing dynasty, 1644-1912

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Cover of: The carnal prayer mat
The carnal prayer mat
1996, University of Hawai'i Press
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Cover of: De la chair à l'extase
De la chair à l'extase: roman érotique
1996, P. Picquier
in French
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The carnal prayer mat =: Rou putuan
1990, Ballantine Books
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The carnal prayer mat: (Rou putuan)
1990, Arrow
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Jou pu tuan: the prayer mat of flesh
1967, Grove Press
in English
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Jou pu tuan: the prayer mat of flesh
1963, Grove Press
in English
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Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, 1990.

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Dewey Decimal Class
895.1/348
Library of Congress
PL2698.L52 J613 1990, PL2698.L52J613 1990, PL2698.L52 J613 1996eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 316 p. ;
Number of pages
316

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Open Library
OL804425M
ISBN 10
0824817982
LCCN
95040936
OCLC/WorldCat
44955529, 33132155
Library Thing
157443
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1690630

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