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The New Year's Eve is more precious than a thousand pieces of gold. It is the Great Divide between winter and spring, which none can pass over without copper and silver.
Ihara Saikaku is regarded as Japan's first popular writer. The twenty lively stories in This Scheming World recount raucous events surrounding New Year's Eve - as crafty money lenders attempt to collect their money from equally crafty debtors. From the bawdy to the outrageous, these tales demonstrate how far 17th-century Japanese would go to avoid paying their debts - with hilariously unexpected and often disastrous results!
These finely-crafted tales include stories of:
Saikaku portrays his characters with such a deft and human touch that, even three centuries later, his stories still ring true. The new Introduction by Saikaku expert David J. Gundry explains how and why this entertaining work still resonates with modern readers today.
Title: This Scheming World
Format: Paperback Book
Release Date: 01 Dec 2023
Author: Ihara Saikaku
Sku: 3274508
Catalogue No: 9784805317105
Category: Literature & Poetry
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