The Carnal Prayer Mat (Paperback, New edition)

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".

General

Imprint:	University of Hawaii Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	April 1996
Authors:	Li Yu
Translators:	Patrick Hanan
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8248-1798-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Erotic fiction
LSN:	0-8248-1798-2
Barcode:	9780824817985

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