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The Life of an Amorous Woman and Other Writings (UNESCO Collection of Representative Literary Works) (3rd Edition) by Ihara Saikaku, Ivan Morris (Editor And Translator) Paperback, 403 Pages, Published 1969 ISBN-10: 0-8112-0187-2 / 0811201872 ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-0187-2 / 9780811201872 “The fine style of writing and the clear outlines of illustration, which are not even remotely ‘suggestive’ give Saikaku’s pornography grace and wit and charity.” —James KirkupOne of the great fiction writers of Japan, Ihara Saikaku (1623-93) wrote of the lowest class in the Tokugawa world—the towns |