Five Japanese Love Stories

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Five Japanese Love Stories
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Literature

Five Japanese Love Stories

Ihara Saikaku
Edition year 1958
Binding Silk
Illustrator Mark Severin
Translator William Theodore de Bary
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 160
Dimensions 20.7 × 14.6 cm

Edition details

Five Japanese Love Stories by Ihara Saikaku, translated by William Theodore de Bary, eight full-page wood engravings by Mark Severin. Full pale green artificial silk. Grey endleaves with a design in purple by Severin. Dark purple-red slipcase. 20.7 x 14.6 cm. 160 pp.

About the book

Five Japanese Love Stories presents a selection of tales exploring romance, longing, devotion and tragedy within Japanese literary tradition. The stories portray love in a variety of forms, often shaped by social obligation, family expectations and the tension between personal desire and duty. Rich in atmosphere and cultural detail, the tales provide a glimpse into Japanese attitudes toward beauty, honour and relationships. Their mixture of tenderness, melancholy and dramatic emotion gives the collection a distinctive character.

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