The Carnal Prayer Mat

Li Yu, Mr. Li; Hanan, Patrick [Translator]; Hanan, Patrick [Translator];

ISBN 10: 0824817982 / ISBN 13: 9780824817985

Published by University of Hawaii Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Carnal Prayer Mat
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824817982
• ISBN 13: 9780824817985
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 10 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non fiction

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Synopsis

In the 300 years since its initial publication, Li Yu's book 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.

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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".