The Carnal Prayer Mat - Softcover

Li Yu

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ISBN 10: 0345365089 ISBN 13: 9780345365088

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1990

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A seventeenth century erotic novel traces the sexual adventures of Vesperus, a handsome Chinese scholar, who decides to experience the world before taking vows as a Zen monk

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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".

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

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