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  • Life of an Amorous Man: A Tale of Love and Desire in Old Japan

    Life of an Amorous Man: A Tale of Love and Desire in Old Japan - Paperback

    Life of an Amorous Man: A Tale of Love and Desire in Old Japan - Paperback

    By Ihara Saikaku

About Ihara Saikaku Books

Ihara Saikaku (1641-1693) was Japan's first popular novelist. He was a successful merchant in the up-and-coming city of Osaka. The tragedy of losing his wife and daughter moved him to abandon his business and become an itinerant Buddhist monk who composed haiku verses and erotic tales. Saikaku founded the ukiyo-zoshi (floating world) genre of fiction, which flourished between the 1680s and the 1770s.