An edition of Rou pu tuan (1644)

The carnal prayer mat =

Rou putuan

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An edition of Rou pu tuan (1644)

The carnal prayer mat =

Rou putuan

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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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Ballantine Books
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: De la chair à l'extase
De la chair à l'extase: roman érotique
1996, P. Picquier
in French
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Cover of: The carnal prayer mat
The carnal prayer mat: (Rou putuan)
1990, Arrow
in English
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The carnal prayer mat =: Rou putuan
1990, Ballantine Books
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Cover of: Jou pu tuan
Jou pu tuan: the prayer mat of flesh
1967, Grove Press
in English
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Cover of: Jou pu tuan
Jou pu tuan: the prayer mat of flesh
1963, Grove Press
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Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of: Rou pu tuan.
"An Available Press book."

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Other Titles
Rou putuan.

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Dewey Decimal Class
895.1/348
Library of Congress
PL2698.L52 J613 1990

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 316 p. ;
Number of pages
316

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OL2231865M
Internet Archive
carnalprayermat00fede
ISBN 10
0345365089
LCCN
89091506
Library Thing
157443
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2419389

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